Nasyiyatul Aisyiyah Empowerment as a Motor for Community Care for Non-Communicable Diseases in Adolescents at Patukan Mosque

Abstract

Indonesia is currently facing a double burden of disease, namely communicable diseases and non-communicable diseases. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are diseases that are not caused by bacterial infections, including chronic degenerative diseases such as heart disease, diabetes mellitus (DM), cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), disorders due to accidents and acts of violence which are the highest causes of death in Indonesia, and increase in recent years. Initially, these diseases primarily affect the elderly due to degeneration, but in reality, they also affect young people. Therefore, increasing awareness to check their health in younger generation is very important. The purpose of this service is to increase the knowledge and skills of adolescents regarding their own health, especially in preventing NCDs in adolescents. The method used was lectures and practice to members of the Nasyiatul Aisyiyah (NA) and Youth of the Al Ikhsan Patukan mosque. The result of this activity was an increase in participants’ knowledge of NCDs. The training activities were enthusiastically followed by the practice of checking blood pressure and reading HB levels. This activity was followed by youth health check-ups at the Patukan mosque. In conclusion, this activity went smoothly and was completed. NA runs monthly health check-ups from mosque to mosque as a monthly agenda.