Abstract
Introduction: Covid-19 is a virus that attacks the human immune system. The severity is influenced by endurance, age and pre-existing disease (comorbid). Treatment is given to relieve symptoms and increase endurance. Individual conditions require immunity or immunity to fight the virus. Immunity can be formed through nutritional intake or balanced nutrition during the Covid-19 pandemic. The general objective of this community service activity is that health workers and students are able to increase community and family awareness to prevent Covid-19 transmission through increasing immunity by meeting nutritional needs.Methods: Activities in community service programs by conducting education or counseling as well as demonstrations of correct food processing and selection of food ingredients and samples that are easy to find and obtain in the environment in Buluampal Hamlet, Bendo Village, Pare District.Results: Families who participate in educational or outreach and demonstration activities can understand food that can be consumed during the pandemic, correct food processing, understanding of the content or composition of balanced nutrition and traditional food ingredients that can be used as an immune booster during a pandemic. The post-test results on family and community knowledge show that most of the families 77.78% understand about meeting nutritional needs during a pandemic including food / balanced nutrition for family members.Conclusion: Community service activities can increase understanding and knowledge of balanced nutrition to increase immunity during a pandemic and know how to process food ingredients and use home yards for herbal plants that can increase immunity.
Highlights
Covid-19 is a virus that attacks the human immune system
The general objective of this community service activity is that health workers and students are able to increase community and family awareness to prevent Covid-19 transmission through increasing immunity by meeting nutritional needs
Families who participate in educational or outreach and demonstration activities can understand food that can be consumed during the pandemic, correct food processing, understanding of the content or composition of balanced nutrition and traditional food ingredients that can be used as an immune booster during a pandemic
Summary
Covid-19 is a virus that attacks the human immune system. The severity is influenced by endurance, age and pre-existing disease (comorbid). Treatment is given to relieve symptoms and increase endurance. A pandemic is an increase in the number of disease cases, occurring suddenly, above normal and predictable in a population in an area that has spread to several countries and continents with a massive number of 40 | Volume 3 No 2 2021 infections (McCloskey & Heymann, 2020). Common signs and symptoms include symptoms of acute respiratory distress such as fever, cough and shortness of breath. In severe cases it can cause pneumonia, acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure, and even death. Treatment is given to relieve symptoms and increase endurance (Kemenkes RI, 2020)
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