Promosi Kesehatan Pentingnya Gizi Seimbang pada Anak Sekolah Dasar di Meulaboh, Aceh Barat Tahun 2023

Abstract

Balanced nutrition knowledge was knowledge about food and nutrients, sources of nutrients in food, safe foods to consume to prevent diseases, and how to properly prepare food to retain nutrients, as well as how to lead a healthy life. One appropriate effort to enhance early knowledge of balanced nutrition is by promoting the importance of balanced nutrition in elementary school children. The method used in this community health education activity was the public health education method. The objective of this community service activity was to provide health education about the importance of balanced nutrition to fifth-grade elementary school students at SDN 03 Meulaboh, West Aceh, so that students would understand the importance of balanced nutrition. Thirty students were selected as respondents using a total sampling technique. The results of this health promotion activity showed that there was an interactive question-and-answer session after the health promotion, and the students were able to answer the questions posed by the facilitator during the Q&A session. It is essential to provide health education about the importance of balanced nutrition to enhance early knowledge of balanced nutrition. Based on the health promotion results conducted on the importance of balanced nutrition at SDN 03 Meulaboh, West Aceh, it can be concluded that the students' knowledge of balanced nutrition was categorized as very poor before receiving education, but it improved to the good category after the health promotion.