Health Promotion Media Research Articles

DENTAL PHANTOM DOLLS: A MEDIA INNOVATION IN TEACHING BRUSHING TEETH TO PRESCHOOL CHILDREN

Dental health problems that many Indonesian people suffer from are dental caries. Poor dental and oral hygiene is one of the factors causing dental caries or dental and oral health problems. Dental and oral health education demonstration method of brushing teeth with phantom dolls can improve teeth brushing skills and dental and oral hygiene status in preschool children. Objective: to analyze the effectiveness of dental health promotion using dental phantom dolls media on brushing skills and dental hygiene status of preschool children. Method: design of this study was pre-experimental This study used a pre-experimental design with a pretest and posttest with two group design. This research was conducted in preschool children in Pondok Labu Village, Cilandak District, South Jakarta City. The sampling technique used purposive sampling as many as 60 students. The research instrument used an observation sheet to brush teeth to measure teeth brushing skills and dental and oral hygiene status was measured using a plaque free score index. The dental health promotion media used in the intervention group was a dental phantom dolls, while the control group used a flipchart. Data analysis used paired sample test, Wilcoxon and independent t-test. Results: The dental phantom dolls was effective in improving tooth brushing skills (p<0.001) and effective in improving the dental and oral hygiene status of preschool children (p<0.001). Conclusion: The dental phantom dolls is effective as a medium for promoting dental health in an effort to increase the tooth brushing behavior of preschool children.

Effect of Iron Rich Foods SMS Intervention on Iron Intake in Pregnant Women with Anemia

Pregnancy-related anemia has been linked to many undesirable consequences for both mothers and their children. Prevention of anemia in pregnant women can be supported through health promotion media such as SMS-gateway. This study was focused on knowing the effect of SMS gateway knowledge about foods high in iron on intake of foods high in iron in anemic pregnant women. The study was used a double-blind randomized controlled trial to analyze the effect of SMS intervention on iron-rich food on 68 anemic pregnant women at seven health centers in Makassar City. The intervention applied the software Gili SMS® to deliver SMS interventions. The intervention was given on days 3, 10, 17, and 24 of the study, and food recalls were carried out on days 0 and 28 of the study using the 24-hour food recall method. We found that there was no significant difference on intake of iron but a significant difference between intake of energy and carbohydrate between control and intervention group after SMS gateway intervention. By the recommendations in one of the verses in the Qur'an, pregnant women are encouraged to choose and consume good food such as vegetable and animal protein produced by plants and animals. Foods are suitable for the body and provide all the nutrients needed for the body's normal functioning. We found no increased of iron intake after SMS intervention in pregnant women with anemia.

EFFECTIVENESS OF HEALTH PROMOTION USING INSTAGRAM SOCIAL MEDIA TO INCREASE ORAL HEALTH LITERACY IN BANJARBARU SOUTH KALIMANTAN

Background: Banjarbaru is the city with the lowest percentage in the South Kalimantan region regarding knowledge the ease of access to dental health services. This shows an illustration of the importance of health promotion so that people are more aware of the importance of maintaining dental and oral health. One strategy to achieve optimal health promotion is to use health promotion methods through social media. Instagram social media as a health promotion media has the advantage of being easy to access without being constrained by distance, time, and cost. Purpose: Analyzing the effectiveness of health promotion using Instagram social media to increase oral health literacy in adolescents at SMP Negeri 1 Banjarbaru. Methods: This studies uses a true experimental design method with a pretest-postest design with control design, the sampling technique is simple random sampling technique. The studies carried out at SMP Negeri 1 Banjarbaru with 92 respondents. Results: There is a difference in the oral health literacy pretest and posttest scores in interverence group, while in the control group there is no significant difference. The significance result of Mann Whitney test in the posttest session for the intervention and the control groups are 0.000 > 0.05 which means that there is a significant difference in oral health literacy scores between the posttest scores of the intervention group and the control group. Conclusion: Health promotion using Instagram social media is effective for improving oral health literacy. Keywords: Health promotion, oral health, oral health literacy, social media

Hubungan Pengetahuan Ibu dan Sanitasi Fisik Rumah Terhadap Kejadian ISPA pada Balita di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Tarus

ARI is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the airways from the nose to the alveoli, including tissues such as the sinuses/cavities around the nose. In Kupang Regency, ISPA cases experienced an increase in 2020 by 43,109 people, at the Tarus Health Center in 2020 there were 5,487 people. The aim of the study was to determine the relationship between the mother's level of knowledge and the physical sanitation of the house on the incidence of ARI in toddlers in the working area of ​​the Tarus Health Center. Types of analytical survey research. The research location was carried out in the working area of ​​the Tarus Public Health Center, Kupang Regency and was carried out from June to July 2022. The research population was mothers with toddlers, totaling 5,370 mothers of toddlers and a sample of 95 toddlers. The data analysis used was univariate and bivariate analysis with the Chi-Square statistical test with a 95% confidence level (α = 0.05). The results showed that the incidence of ARI was related to the mother's level of knowledge (p-value = 0.001), house ventilation (p-value = 0.004), occupancy density (p-value = 0.000), floor conditions (p-value = 0.003) , the condition of the walls of the house (p-value = 0.002), the age of the toddler (p-value = 0.000), the gender of the toddler (p-value = 0.000), but there is no relationship with cooking fuel (p-value = 0.596) with the incident ARI in the working area of ​​the Tarus Public Health Center, Kupang Regency. Puskesmas are expected to be able to utilize health promotion media in order to increase mothers' knowledge about the dangers of ARI and its prevention.

Pelatihan Pembuatan Media Promosi Kesehatan Berbasis Digital

The hospital has a health promotion function for the community. During the pandemic, the health sector underwent many changes, one of which was the use of media. Health promotion is carried out through the activities of providing information, influencing, and helping the community improve their health status. At this time, digital media was more dominantly used in health promotion activities. Canva is an application for producing digital content that is commonly used today. Training on making health promotion media with the Canva application is the goal of implementing this activity, so that later partner health workers can have the knowledge and skills to produce health promotion content digitally. This activity is a community service program carried out at PKU Muhammadiyah Kartusara Hospital in July 2023. Based on the results of this training activity, it can be concluded that the use of digital content in health promotion activities has not been implemented. It is necessary to strengthen the capacity of health workers, especially in training for creating digital content for health promotion.

PENYULUHAN MC KENZIE CERVICAL EXERCISE UNTUK MENGURANGI NECK PAIN PADA PEGAWAI POLI KIA PUSKESMAS SINGOSARI

Mc Kenzie Neck Exercise is a spine and muscle stretching exercise that is carried out throughout the exercise movement with predetermined repetitions. Counseling was carried out aiming to provide understanding to employees at the KIA room at the Singosari Health Center regarding the role of physiotherapy in treating neck pain, especially its causes, how to prevent it, and how to do the Mc Kenzie cervical exercise to reduce neck pain. Presentation of counseling material in the form of definitions, causes, ways to prevent it, as well as various McKenzie neck exercise movements that can be done independently by employees. The health promotion media used was in the form of leaflets accompanied by demonstrations of the Mc Kenzie cervical exercise movements. Counseling was successful and understandable to the participants, so the evaluation results showed that after the material was given, the participants' knowledge increased from 40% to 100%. Counseling activities can broaden participants' understanding of the role of physiotherapy in neck pain, as well as Mc Kenzie cervical exercises to reduce neck pain which can be done independently.

Pemberdayaan Kelurahan Dembe Jaya Melalui Pendampingan Keterampilan Deteksi Dini Penyakit Hipertensi

Hypertension is a condition of increasing systolic blood pressure of more than equal to 140 mmHg and diastolic more than equal to 90 mmHg. Hypertension or high blood pressure is a problem found in society, both in developed and developing countries, including Indonesia. Hypertension is one of the number 1 killers in the world and is the cause of 7.5 million deaths. The purpose of this community service is to increase the knowledge and skills of the community in Dembe Jaya Village regarding early detection of hypertension. Dembe Jaya Village was chosen as the location for community service because it is one of the working areas of the North City Public Health Center which has a fairly high number of hypertension sufferers and is an area that has the highest Non-Communicable Diseases. The method of implementing community service is carried out in the form of counselling which is carried out using lecture methods, discussions, consultations, empowerment, mentoring and evaluation of early detection of hypertension and training in using mercury tense meters through a series of activities, namely first licensing, coordination with Dembe Jaya Village and Puskesmas Kota Utara, prepared tools, media for health promotion, and places used for program implementation. As a result of community service, there was an increase in knowledge and skills for early detection of hypertension in Dembe Jaya Village, Kota Utara District, Gorontalo City.

The Impact of Health Promotion about E-cigarettes Risk among Adolescents

The increasing prevalence of cigarette users in the younger generation is clear evidence that cigarettes are increasingly popular, especially e-cigarettes. Misinformation and misperceptions circulating in the community as well as the role of the media add to concerns about the impact that e-cigarettes can have. Therefore, a transformation of health promotion efforts to save future generations from the dangers of e-cigarettes is needed. This study aimed to analyze the effect of health promotion media in reducing the willingness to smoke e-cigarettes in adolescents. This study used a quantitative analytic design with primary data. The instrument used was a questionnaire which was filled out independently by the respondents. Data collection was carried out online using a small group trial. Data analysis was using Mc Nemar test. The bivariate analysis showed that the three challenges had an impact in the form of increasing knowledge and perceptions. On the knowledge variable, the whole challenge gave a significant increase with the results of sig. 0.025 on the challenge of providing visual media socialization, sig. 0.014 on the challenge of providing audio-visual media socialization, and sig. 0.008 on the active participation challenge. Adolescent perceptions also increased before and after a series of challenges was given. The provision of health promotion with these three challenges had a significant difference of sig. 0.031 on adolescent perceptions. There were differences in adolescent knowledge and perceptions of e-smoking behavior through the using of health promotion media. The most effective method used in changing the knowledge and perceptions of adolescents is to use the active participation of adolescents.

The Effect of Health Promotion Media on Knowledge of Work Safety and Health of Students of 3 State Vocational School, Jambi City

Media or visual aids in health promotion can be interpreted as tools for promoting health that can be seen, touched, heard, tasted or smelled, to facilitate communication and dissemination of health information. The purpose of this study was to find out how the influence of the application of health promotion media (audiovisual) on increasing the knowledge of students at SMK Negeri 3 Jambi City. This study used the Pre-Experimental method by designing one group pretest and posttest. The research location was carried out at SMK Negeri 3 Jambi City. The study population consisted of 221 students and the sample was taken using a proportional stratified random sampling technique with a total of 65. Data analysis used the Paired/Related T test. The results of the study showed that there was an influence from the health promotion media intervention carried out on the knowledge of students at SMK Negeri 3 Jambi City. From the paired t-test conducted, the p-value for knowledge was 0.000. This proves that there is influence before and after being given an intervention using health promotion media. From this study it can be concluded that there is an influence of interventions using health promotion media on students' knowledge of occupational safety and health (K3) at SMK Negeri 3 Jambi City.

LITERATURE REVIEW: EFFECTIVENESS OF HEALTH PROMOTION MEDIA ON THE LEVEL OF MATERNAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT STUNTING

Stunting is a condition of malnutrition that occurs when a child's growth and development is disrupted due to chronic malnutrition, frequent infections, and/or inadequate psychosocial stimulation. This results in children being shorter than expected for their age, with long-term consequences for their physical and cognitive development, as well as their future health and economic prospects. Maternal knowledge about stunting is considered very important in the prevention and control of stunting in children. One of the influencing factors is maternal knowledge about stunting, so efforts need to be made to increase maternal knowledge through health promotion media. This Literature Review aims to collect and evaluate the latest literature related to the effectiveness of health promotion media on the level of maternal knowledge about stunting. The literature study was conducted using three scientific publication search engines, namely Pubmed and Google Scholar. From the search results, 13 articles were selected published between 201 9-2023 and can be accessed for free that health promotion media are considered to have good effectiveness in increasing maternal knowledge about stunting, media that can be used in providing health promotion about stunting are Leaflets, Booklets, Brochures, cards and Video while video media is considered more effective than other media in increasing maternal knowledge about stunting.

Health Information and Promotion Media Health Office of North Sumatra Province

Health promotion media are all means or efforts to display messages or information to be conveyed by communicators, both through print media, electronics (in the form of radio, TV, computers, and so on), and outdoor media, so that the target can increase their knowledge which is then expected to become a change towards positive behavior in the health sector. Health Promotion and Community Empowerment The North Sumatra Provincial Health Office in increasing public knowledge about health and in empowering the community to improve their health status involves the business community and community organizations as well as media dissemination. The purpose of this research was to find out how information media and health promotion are in the Health Office of North Sumatra Province. The research method uses qualitative research with descriptive and peer review methods to direct research to staff who are directly at the North Sumatra Health Office as a source of information about media information in promoting public health who know for sure accurate and factual. In this study, the authors chose informants based on the needs of the authors. The author chose sources from the North Sumatra Health Office. The results of the research are health promotion, namely a form of education that aims to encourage people to behave healthily, and a form of enlightenment, namely by persuasion, persuasion, appeals, invitations, and providing information or awareness about health. Health education or promotion is a behavioral intervention that shapes behavior into good health behavior. Health promotion aims to ensure that the behavior of individuals, groups, or communities has a positive effect on maintaining and improving health. Health media includes print media in the form of leaflets, banners, and posters as well as digital media in the form of social media applications, namely WhatsApp, Facebook, and so on. Through these media the health messages conveyed are interesting and easy to understand so that the target can easily accept the messages conveyed, the media can facilitate the delivery of information, the media can avoid misperceptions, the media can clarify information, and the media can make it easier to understand.

The Influence of Nutrition Education Through Tiktok on the Knowledge and Attitudes of Young Women in Efforts to Prevent Anemia in Medan City

The prevalence of anemia in Indonesia in adolescent groups since 2007 has continued to increase until in 2018 it showed a percentage of 32 percent. This shows that efforts to prevent anemia are still not carried out properly. The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of nutrition education through Tiktok on the knowledge and attitudes of adolescent girls in efforts to prevent anemia in Medan City. The type of research used is a pseudo-experiment with a pretest-posttest control group design. The number of samples of this study was 39 people in each group so the number of respondents was 78 people. Before conducting data analysis, the Kolmogrov-Smirnov test was carried out and it was known that the data was not normally distributed, so the data analysis continued with the Wilcoxon test and Mann-Whitney test. The results of the study in the experimental group showed the average value of knowledge from 9.92 to 15.03 with a p-value = 0.001 (<0.005) and an average attitude value from 7.69 to 12.59 with a p-value = 0.001 (<0.005) which means that there is an influence of nutrition education through TikTok on the knowledge and attitudes of young women. The results of the study in the control group obtained the average value of knowledge from 9.95 to 13.46 with a value of p = 0.001 (<0.005) and an average value of attitude from 7.90 to 12.05 with a value of p = 0.001 (<0.005) which means that there is an influence of nutrition education through leaflets on the knowledge and attitudes of young women. Respondents' knowledge (mean rank = 47.49) and respondents' attitudes (mean rank = 44.97) in the experimental group had a higher value increase than the control group so it can be concluded that nutrition education through TikTok is more effective in increasing the knowledge and attitudes of adolescent girls in efforts to prevent anemia than through leaflets. Therefore, TikTok is expected to be used as a health promotion medium.

KONSELING, INFORMASI, DAN EDUKASI KESEHATAN REPRODUKSI PADA REMAJA

Adolescence is a period of transition, and tends to want to try new things so that it can have a negative impact on adolescents. Lack of knowledge related to reproductive health can cause reproductive health problems for adolescents. It is believed that improving the degree of reproductive health to change behavior in order to live a healthy life can be done by providing reproductive health education. Understanding and information on reproductive health is very much needed at this phase and education can be done through the provision of counseling or which includes material about the changes that occur when entering adolescence. The purpose of this activity is to educate young people regarding reproductive health issues. The method of implementing this community service activity was carried out on productive age teenagers at SMA Negeri 2 Mataram, due to limited space and the obligation to apply health protocols. The participants of this activity were represented by 25 students who were selected based on membership in theYouth Red Cross (PMR) extracurricular and the School Health Unit. (UKS). This activity is carried out with the mechanism of counseling, information, education, through health promotion media in the form of leaflets and counseling. Accurate information related to adolescent's concern for their reproductive health. The majority of SMA Negeri 2 Mataram students still think that reproductive health is something they do not fully understand. For this reason, they need to be given information to better understand reproductive health. In conclusion, providing education to adolescents about reproductive health can increase the knowledge and understanding of adolescents about the reproductive system. The PKM team evaluates what has been conveyed by asking the youth to mention a healthy reproductive system. This activity provides benefits for students of SMA Negeri 2 Mataram who previously did not know about good reproductive health to better understand their reproductive health.

PENGEMBANGAN KARTU PETUALANGAN SEBAGAI MEDIA PROMOSI KESEHATAN UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEDISIPLINAN MENYIKAT GIGI PADA ANAK

Introduction: The behavior of teeth brushing with the correct method in Indonesian people is still relatively low at 2.8%, causing an increase in dental and oral problems from 43.3% in 2007 to 57.6% in 2018. The most dental and oral problems by age are in the age group 5-9 years (51.72%). Efforts to improve children’s behavior in maintaining their dental health require health promotion education with interesting and appropriate methods for children. This study aims to develop "Kartu Petualangan" as a health promotion media to improve the discipline of teeth brushing in children. Method: This Research uses type Research and Development (R&D) study method with eight stages. The steps are potential and problems, data collection, product design, product validation, design revision, product testing, product revision, and usage trial. Result & Discussion: The results of the problems identified through the literature study are used as the basis for product development. Before being tested, the learning media was validated by experts who got results from material experts is 85% and display experts is 80%, they were in the "Eligible" category then revised according to expert input. After that, the product trials in small groups were carried out and got 86% results which were included in the "Very Eligible" category then revised according to input from the product trial questionnaire. Furthermore, the trial for use in a wider group was carried out and obtained 87% results which were included in the "Very Eligible" category. Conclusion: The conclusion of this study is that "Kartu Petualangan" are suitable to be used as a health promotion medium to improve the discipline of teeth brushing in children.
 Keywords : Health Promotion Media; Reward Stickers; Teeth Brushing

Effectiveness of Health Education using the PASTORA Application on Early Cancer Detection

Women's reproductive health problems, especially cancer, are health problems faced by women in the world , including in Indonesia. Nurses as an integral part of health services have the responsibility to carry out health promotion and innovate in developing health promotion media, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. The purpose of this activity is to find out the differences in women's knowledge about early detection of cancer after health education using online media: the PASTORA application. The PASTORA application is an alternative media to increase health knowledge independently and complete it with online consultations with professional health workers. This research method is descriptive quantitative with participants in education totaling 105 women of reproductive age from four provinces in Indonesia, the education process was facilitated by 3 lecturers from the Faculty of Nursing and 16 students participating in the Virtual Integrative KPM at Gajah Mada University. The activity process includes the preparation, implementation and evaluation stages. Before and after education, a pre- posttest was carried out consisting of 15 questions. The results of the analysis of the test showed an increase in knowledge which was marked by an increase in pre-posttest scores for 94 (89.5%) participants, a fixed score of 7 (6.7%) and a decrease in value of 4 (3.8%). The PASTORA application based on Android technology is proven to increase women's knowledge about early cancer detection. It is necessary to develop the PASTORA application with IOS technology to increase the reach of female users in Indonesia. The PASTORA application can be used by nurses as an alternative medium for conducting reproductive health education for women.

Pelatihan Kader Tuberkulosis di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Bluto sebagai Upaya Penurunan Kasus

Indonesia is the 3rd ranked country with the highest number of TB cases in the world, namely 845,000 cases in 2020. In the same year, the number of suspected TB in East Java was 42,922 cases and Sumenep Regency was in the 11th position with the most TB with 1,924 cases. Therefore, community service activities aim to carry out training for TB cadres at the Bluto Health Center as an effort to reduce TB cases. Community service activities are carried out from April to July 2022. Activities begin with planning, obtaining permits, coordination meetings, training preparations, conducting webinars, conducting face-to-face training, pre-test and post-test evaluations. Activities went well. The impact of implementing training activities was in the form of 93% of cadres experiencing an increase in knowledge and the other 7% experiencing a decrease in knowledge. These good results can be used as a basis for local health workers to continue activities to increase the knowledge and skills of cadres using the lecture method; question and answer; health promotion media in the form of videos; and direct practice. Cadres can also use the same method to educate the target community regarding TB, how to prevent and treat it.

Role of Social Media in Health Promotion and Behaviour Change

Social networking is an Internet-based technology that helps its users to promote and modification of health-related behaviour. College students can use social media for many reasons, such as accessing health information, as a source of health education, and finding and sharing health information. The study aimed to find out the existing social media use situation and to analyze the facilitating and impeding factors of social media use among college students for health promotion and behavior change. This study was based on a cross-sectional research design. A total of 409 Bachelor level college students were included in the study from three colleges of the Banke district colleges by using a multistage sampling method. The data were collected by using a self-administered questionnaire and analyzed them using SPSS version 20. This study found that 29.4 percent of respondents used Facebook for health communication, and 26.7 percent of respondents used Facebook for watching health -related videos, texts and images . Similarly, the majority of the respondents (79.5%) pointed out that knowledge and skills as one of the motivating / influencing factors of social media use. Based on the present study results, college students use social media to understand and share health information.

A STUDY ON THE GROWTH OF ECOMMERCE PLATFORMS FOR SPORTS NUTRITION PRODUCTS AND SUPPLEMENTS

This research report analyses the e-commerce market for clothes, supplements, and products for sports nutrition. The study examines the elements, such as convenience, brand loyalty, and product quality, that affect consumer behaviour when making purchases online. The impact of influencer marketing and social media marketing on consumer choice is also examined in this article. Using customer surveys, data was gathered. According to the research, e-commerce has transformed the sports nutrition and apparel business by giving customers access to a wider range of goods. The analysis also uncovers difficulties faced by internet merchants, including inventory management and upholding customer confidence. In this fiercely competitive industry, the paper offers advice to firms on how to strengthen their e-commerce strategy and boost customer happiness. From the angles of design purpose, function, data design, and technology, this study aims to construct a sports e-commerce system. This paper discusses the current state of the art in the field of sports nutrition, focusing on the role of health literacy, food literacy, nutrition literacy, and health-promoting media literacy in order to highlight how each literacy type theories the relationship between education and health through ecommerce. The study is concluded with a brief review of the literature on the social and psychological impacts of nutrition misinformation, particularly as they relate to online contexts. Key Words: health literacy ,food literacy, E-commerce, Sports nutrition, CAGR, nutrition

Impact of Social Media Usage on Users' COVID-19 Protective Behavior: Survey Study in Indonesia.

Social media have become the source of choice for many users to search for health information on COVID-19 despite possible detrimental consequences. Several studies have analyzed the association between health information-searching behavior and mental health. Some of these studies examined users' intentions in searching health information on social media and the impact of social media use on mental health in Indonesia. This study investigates both active and passive participation in social media, shedding light on cofounding effects from these different forms of engagement. In addition, this study analyses the role of trust in social media platforms and its effect on public health outcomes. Thus, the purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of social media usage on COVID-19 protective behavior in Indonesia. The most commonly used social media platforms are Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and Twitter. We used primary data from an online survey. We processed 414 answers to a structured questionnaire to evaluate the relationship between these users' active and passive participation in social media, trust in social media, anxiety, self-efficacy, and protective behavior to COVID-19. We modeled the data using partial least square structural equation modeling. This study reveals that social media trust is a crucial antecedent, where trust in social media is positively associated with active contribution and passive consumption of COVID-19 content in social media, users' anxiety, self-efficacy, and protective behavior. This study found that active contribution of content related to COVID-19 on social media is positively correlated with anxiety, while passive participation increases self-efficacy and, in turn, protective behavior. This study also found that active participation is associated with negative health outcomes, while passive participation has the opposite effects. The results of this study can potentially be used for other infectious diseases, for example, dengue fever and diseases that can be transmitted through the air and have handling protocols similar to that of COVID-19. Public health campaigns can use social media for health promotion. Public health campaigns should post positive messages and distil the received information parsimoniously to avoid unnecessary and possibly counterproductive increased anxiety of the users.

EFFECTIVENESS OF WHATSAPP AS A HEALTH PROMOTION MEDIA IN IMPROVING TOOTH BRUSHING BEHAVIOR BASED ON FEDERATION DENTAIRE INTERNATIONALE

ABSTRACTBackground: The majority of tooth decay is caused by improper brushing behavior. The correct behavior for tooth brushing refers to the Federation Dentaire Internationale (FDI), including the behaviour of tooth brushing every day at least twice a day, after breakfast and before going to bed at night. The results of RISKESDAS in 2018 reported that only 4.96% of adolescents aged 10-14 years who brushed their teeth properly in the city of Banjarbaru. WhatsApp groups as a media for health promotion is considered as an effective strategy to disseminate information to improve one's knowledge and behavior towards a better outcome. Purpose: To analyze the effectiveness of WhatsApp as a health promotion medium in improving the behavior of brushing teeth properly based on the Federation Dentaire Internationale (FDI) in grade VII students at SMPN 2 Banjarbaru. Material and Methods: This study used a pre-experiment design with one group post test pre test design with simple random sampling technique. The research was conducted at SMPN 2 Banjarbaru with a sample of 173 respondents. Results: The results of the pre test measurement showed that there no respondents in the bad behavior category (0%), 45 respondents (26%) in the moderate category and 128 respondents (74%) in the good category. The result of post test measurement revealed that there were no respondent in bad and moderate category that 173 respondents were fell into good behaviour category. The results of the Wilcoxon comparison test obtained a significance value of 0.000 <0.05, meaning that there was a difference in behavior between before and after being given health promotion. Conclusion: Counseling using WhatsApp social media is effective in increasing the behavior of proper toot brushing according to FDI.Keywords: Health promotion, Proper brushing behavior, Whatsapp