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Stunting is a condition of toddlers that has a negative impact on growth and development when compared to age. The incidence of stunting is a major nutritional problem facing Indonesia, and stunting is a topic that needs attention from all quarters given its impact. Lack of information about stunting can lead to quite a lot of misconceptions in the community, including the assumption that stunting is a normal condition for less height, even some parents do not know about stunting This study is a qualitative research. Initial informants were determined using purposive sampling technique. This study aims to help toddlers achieve optimal physical growth according to their age, improve cognitive development of toddlers through nutritious nutritional intake, and conduct early detection of stunting cases through regular growth monitoring at the puskesmas. There are five villages targeted by this program, namely ie masen kaye adang village with 13 stunting toddlers, lamgugob village with 6 toddlers, kopelma village with 12 toddlers, rukoh village with 20 toddlers, and dayah raya village with 17 toddlers. The implementation of the PMT program in August has been done carefully. One important preparation was the training given to cadres in each village. These cadres will be responsible for assisting in the implementation of the program, including in terms of preparing the food menu that will be given to stunted children.

The problem of stunting as a chronic nutritional issue in Indonesia requires special attention, especially in areas with abundant local food potential such as Wargakerta Village, and Tasikmalaya Regency. The health care empowerment program is carried out to increase community participation in preventing stunting through managing local food-based supplementary feeding (PMT). This activity involved 28 health cadres, using outreach methods, showing video demonstrations of making tilapia fish nuggets and providing PMT recipes based on local resources. Pre-test and post-test evaluations showed an increase in cadre knowledge of 89% after the activity. Statistical analysis using the Wilcoxon test produces a p-value of 0.000, which indicates a significant difference before and after counseling. This program proves that innovations based on local food, such as tilapia fish nuggets, can increase health cadres' knowledge in supporting the growth and development of toddlers and reduce the risk of stunting

This community service is themed "Counseling and Early Detection of Stunting as an Effort to Prevent Stunting in Toddlers". The purpose of this community service is expected that mothers who have babies can learn about Early Detection of Stunting as an Effort to Prevent Stunting in Toddlers. Stunting is a major public health problem related to nutrition globally, especially in most developing countries including Indonesia. The prevalence of stunted toddlers in Indonesia reaches 21.6% with 16 provinces still below the average stunting rate in Indonesia, one of which is Aceh at 31.2%. Stunting creates obstacles in the formation, growth and development of organs in the short term which can cause death, morbidity or disability. Furthermore, in the long term, stunting has a negative impact on the size of a person's body as an adult, intellectual ability, economic productivity, reproductive ability, diseases related to metabolism and blood vessels. Toddlers with stunting have a fourfold risk of experiencing respiratory tract infections. This community service will be carried out offline and integrated into the Neonatal Care for Babies, Toddlers and Children course. The target of this service is: Mothers who have babies and toddlers. The expected output from the implementation of this community service is the publication of scientific journals. The implementation of this activity is planned in three stages, namely preparation, implementation, and the final stage. The preparation stage includes a series of activities from problem assessment and preparation of proposals. The implementation stage of the activity is to provide Health Education related to early detection of stunting. The preparation stage is carried out by preparing a report based on the activities that have been carried out.

Stunting remains a chronic nutritional issue in Indonesia, particularly among children under five, affecting cognitive development, physical growth, and the productivity of the younger generation (Ministry of Health, 2023). This community service aims to enhance the role of public administration in promoting policies and programs to combat stunting through education, training, and direct assistance. Activities were conducted in coordination with government officials, health cadres, and local leaders, utilizing local media to raise awareness about nutrition. The results showed a significant increase in community knowledge about stunting and balanced nutrition, with active participation from both officials and residents in the reduction programs. This approach underscores the importance of public administration in fostering sustainable community health initiatives. In parallel, this program also focuses on enhancing community care for orphans through strategies like empathetic communication and social management. Using a participatory and qualitative approach, both the community and orphans were involved in every stage of the activity. The results indicated improved social interactions between the community and orphans, with the children showing positive emotional responses such as comfort and acceptance. The community demonstrated increased participation and responsibility. By integrating empathetic communication with social management, the program successfully enhanced the emotional well-being of orphans and strengthened community solidarity, suggesting a sustainable model for future social care initiatives.

Stunting is a nutritional problem caused by insufficient nutritional intake for a long time. The condition of failure to thrive in children under five is a result of chronic malnutrition so that the child is too short for his age. Indonesia is among the highest in stunting cases with a prevalence of 37.2% compared to other neighboring countries. Indonesia targets the stunting rate to fall to 14% in 2024, while the stunting rate in 2021 will reach 24%. The impact of stunting is an increase in morbidity and mortality rates in children, growth in body posture or height that is not optimal compared to the child's age, disruption of motor development, increasing the incidence of degenerative diseases, less than optimal learning performance so that children's cognitive and productivity are affected and that furthermore is the increase in Health costs. The Kupang City Government, in an effort to reduce the prevalence rate of stunting below 10% in 2024, is carrying out convergence work or cross-sectoral collaboration within the scope of Pentahelix (Government, PT, Private, Community and Mass Media). The foster parent program is a form of care and effort made by involving all sectors in accelerating the prevention and handling of stunting in toddlers. The sub-districts that are used as places for community service activities are Penfui and Oesapa Selatan Subdistricts, Kupang City. The foster parent program aims to help families who really need health care for children suffering from stunting and malnutrition, and this is based on a sense of care and responsibility. The Kupang Ministry of Health Polytechnic, as one of the implementations of health transformation, supports the government's program in strengthening primary health services, especially stunting, and is expected to be involved and become a team in accelerating the prevention and handling of stunting in Kupang City. The method for implementing this community activity is the Peekaboo Psychoeducational method, namely the Kiss, Hug and Give Feed method as well as providing nutritious food to children aged 6-24 months for 90 days. The results of this community service are the achievement of measurement data on children's body weight, improvements in nutritional value/body weight of children suffering from stunting and increased knowledge of the psychoeducational parenting style of the Peekaboo method to increase parents' knowledge about stunting.