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Cardiovascular disease is still a health problem at this time. This can increase the morbidity, disability, and socio-economic burden on society. The main indicator for cardiovascular disease is the quality of life of a person. Therefore, early detection of the risk of cardiovascular disease is needed so that it can be studied further, monitored, and given appropriate interventions by health workers. This community service activity was divided into 3 sessions including carrying out the pretest, KIE and posttest, and health measurements in the form of measuring blood pressure and cholesterol levels. In the IEC session, the material that will be delivered is the introduction and control of risk factors for heart disease (hypertension and high cholesterol levels); balanced nutritional intake for people with hypertension and high cholesterol; hypertension as co-morbid co-19; the benefits of physical activity for people with hypertension and high cholesterol; and health measurement in the form of measurement of blood pressure and cholesterol.

The elderly are a group of people who are vulnerable to degenerative diseases such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and others. The causes include a lack of knowledge about healthy diet and the lack of health checks. The purpose of this community service activity is to improve the quality of life of the elderly in Kelurahan Utama of South Cimahi by socializing healthy diets and conducting health checks. Media used for healthy diet counseling are power points, videos, and posters. Health examinations conducted include measurements of body mass index, blood pressure, blood glucose levels, triglycerides, total cholesterol, and uric acid. The results of the health examination showed quite a lot of elderly people who suffer from degenerative diseases. Through this activity, the elderly in Kelurahan Utama of South Cimahi gained knowledge about healthy diet in order to avoid various diseases and know the disease that is being experienced so that they can immediately undergo proper treatment.