Nutritional Interventions by Local Governments as an Effort to Accelerate Stunting Reduction

Abstract

Nutritional problems, known as stunting, are a major threat to the quality of Indonesian society that interferes with children's physical growth and brain development disorders that will affect their achievement. This study aims to analyze the nutrition intervention program and program achievements carried out by the Palembang City government. The research method used is qualitative research with a descriptive approach. This study uses secondary data from the Palembang City Health Office to measure the number of short toddlers taking measurements in the October 2021 period. This is continued by describing the achievements of the nutrition intervention program that has been carried out by the Palembang City government and analyzing the problems that exist in the stunting program in Palembang City using the SWOT method. This study found that specific nutrition interventions were carried out through health programs while sensitive nutrition interventions were carried out through environmental programs. In an effort to reduce stunting in the city of Palembang, the strengths are stunting data collected by name by address and program innovations run at health centers. However, the weakness is that there is not optimal coordination and program synergy between related agencies. Low community motivation and lack of knowledge related to child-rearing patterns are a challenge, but the Palembang City government's commitment, as stated in the Mayor's Regulation policy, becomes the basis and direction of policy in designing stunting reduction and programs for the next five years.

Impact of Indonesian Healthcare Worker in Stunting Eradication

“…Specific nutritional intervention includes providing food to pregnant women, pregnant women taking bloodadded tablets, early Initiation of Breastfeeding (IMD), exclusive breastfeeding, breastfeeding accompanied by complementary feeding at the age of 6-24 months and providing complete immunizations to children. 26 A significant part of the specific nutrition interventions includes the provision of nutritional supplementations (oral nutritional supplementations -ONS, high calorie/high protein supplementation, etc.) to enhance nutritional intake and catch up with the growth of children with stunting.…”

Studi Literatur: Intervensi Spesifik Penanganan Stunting

“…Arah kebijakan dan strategi RPJMN 2020-2024 menyebutkan perihal meningkakan akses dan mutu pelayanan kesehatan menuju cakupan kesehatan semesta dengan penekanan pada penguatan pelayanan kesehatan dasar (Primary Health Care) salah satunya melalui percepatan perbaikan gizi masyarakat dalam bentuk percepatan penurunan angka stunting. (Erlyn et al 2021) Stunting terjadi karena kekurangan gizi kronis yang diawali dengan kenaikan berat badan yang tidak adekuat atau tidak sesuai dengan target kenaikan berat badan minimal. Salah satu faktor yang berperan dalam kenaikan berat badan adalah pola makan.…”

The Role of Economic Intelligence in Accelerating Welfare of Gorontalo Province

“…Efforts to increase public literacy and build community participation should be made to strengthen the implementation of economic intelligence concepts that encourage economic growth and improve the quality of human resources. Improving the quality of human resources is done early through nutritional intervention programs, especially for pregnant women and babies under the first 1000 days of birth, to reduce the problem of stunting in the region (Erlyn et al, 2021). Apart from that, it aims to accelerate equitable development in Gorontalo Province by integrating potential economic sectors.…”