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Stunting is a problem of chronic malnutrition caused by a lack of nutritional intake over a long period of time due to the provision of food that is not in accordance with nutritional needs.  The aim of this activity is to educate the people of Sungai Kayu Ara village regarding the importance of stunting. This socialization activity broadens the mothers' insight so that anticipatory preparations for stunting prevention can be carried out from the start. The implementation method in this research is an educational approach, direct interaction with the community, evaluation of knowledge before and after socialization, as well as concrete actions to improve children's nutrition.  All of these efforts aim to increase the community's understanding of stunting and provide concrete support to prevent it. The data sources used in this research are interviews, questionnaires and observations. The results of this research are that the majority of the people of Sungai Kayu Ara Village still have little understanding about stunting can be seen from the results of the questionnaire that was distributed by Kukerta Unri students. Of the 35 respondents who were distributed the questionnaire, only around 12 people understood about stunting. Therefore, socialization is needed regarding stunting, the effects it causes, how to prevent it, and efforts to overcome stunting from The most basic stage, as a form of individual preparation effort without relying on government programs, because overcoming stunting is an urgent problem that must be handled by various parties.

Stunting is a condition where a person's height is shorter than the height of other people in general (of the same age). Stunted (short stature) or low height/length for age is used as an indicator of chronic malnutrition which describes the history of under-nutrition in toddlers over a long period of time. The design used in this research is a research design with a correlational/causal analytical method with a cross sectional design. The population in this study was 82 mothers of toddlers. The sampling technique used in this research was the Slovin formula. The total sample in this study was 82 mothers of toddlers. The results of the research show that there is a significant relationship between healthy latrines and the incidence of stunting among toddlers in Waehaong subdistrict, Nusaniwe subdistrict, Ambon City with a p value of 0.000. For the government, in this case, village officials, especially village heads, are expected to be able to facilitate and plan budget procurement for environmental sanitation improvements such as improving healthy latrine facilities and making efforts to improve residential environmental sanitation programs with healthy behavior. Health workers, especially sanitarian officers, can carry out their role as educators by providing education related to the health of the family environment in order to increase knowledge about maintaining and creating a healthy family environment. And can also provide education about healthy latrine facilities and strive to improve residential environmental sanitation programs with healthy behavior.

Early marriage is one of the issues that contributes to the high rate of stunting in children in Indonesia, especially in rural areas. In Baletbaru Village, Sukowono, Jember, early marriage is still a common phenomenon, so preventive measures are needed to reduce the risk of stunting through education and counselling. The purpose of this assistance is to increase public knowledge and awareness, especially among adolescents, regarding the negative impacts of early marriage and the importance of nutrition in preventing stunting. The method used is Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA), which directly involves the community in every stage of assistance, from identifying problems to formulating solutions. The results of the assistance showed a significant increase in participants' understanding of the negative impacts of early marriage, with 85% of participants feeling they understood the issue better. In addition, 90% of participants were committed to sharing information with their environment. The implications of this assistance indicate that ongoing counselling is urgently needed, and further collaboration with the government and health institutions is recommended to expand the reach of education and intensive assistance for at-risk communities.

This service is an academic activity that has a definite theme and program in a condition where the activity partners are aligned with the implementation of research programs and community service. From the data obtained by researchers, the research location really needs to improve nutrition because there are still many children affected by stunting and pregnant women who suffer from chronic energy deficiency (CED) and so the research location was chosen as a Stunting Prevention center for approximately 45 days. So that the community in Lembang and the community health center implement the Happy Kitchen to Prevent Stunting. This research aims to support the community to participate and involve active participation from the community, government, health institutions and related stakeholders to achieve maximum results in preventing stunting in Lembang Rindingallo. The research subjects are the people at the research location. Data collection techniques in this research are observation, interviews and documentation. The method used in this research is providing education, providing healthy food through the Dapur Bahagia Prevent Stunting program for children who fall into the stunting group and pregnant women with KEK. One of the work programs that we implement is Stunting Prevention. Through this work program, it is hoped that with the Happy Kitchen program to prevent stunting, the needs and health of children affected by stunting and pregnant women with KEK in Lembang Ridingallo can be prevented.

Monitoring nutritional status in 2018 reached 27.5% while the WHO limit was <20%. This means that approximately 8.9 million Indonesian children experience suboptimal growth, or 1 in 3 Indonesian children is stunted. More than one third of children under the age of 5 in Indonesia are below average in height. Purpose: To analyze the relationship between the health history of pregnant women and the incidence of stunting in the working area of the Responsibilityrjo Health Center. Methodology: The research design used is quantitative research using analytic survey methods with a cohort approach. The population is 3140 and the sample is 355 respondents. Results: The average respondent was 20-35 years old with a percentage of 80%, the education of the most respondents was high school with a total of 220 respondents or 62%. Most of the respondents' occupations were housewives, namely 102 respondents or 28.7% and the highest number of respondents were multigravidas, namely 215 or 60.6%. Health history of mothers during pregnancy with CED as many as 84 respondents (23.7%) and non-SEZ 271 mothers or 76.3% And mothers who experienced mild anemia were 98 mothers or 27.6% and mothers under five who experienced moderate anemia 22 respondents or by 6.2%, there were 135 stunted toddlers with a percentage of 38%, there was no relationship between age and work with stunting with a p value of maternal age of 0.611 and a p value of work of 0.158 and there was a relationship between education and parity most of the respondents were multigravida, namely 215 or 60.6%. Health history of mothers during pregnancy with CED as many as 84 respondents (23.7%) and non-SEZ 271 mothers or 76.3% And mothers who experienced mild anemia were 98 mothers or 27.6% and mothers under five who experienced moderate anemia 22 respondents or by 6.2%, there were 135 stunted toddlers with a percentage of 38%, there was no relationship between age and work with stunting with a p value of maternal age of 0.611 and a p value of work of 0.158 and there was a relationship between education and parity with the incidence of stunting, namely the p value Mother's education is 0.00 and the p value for mother's parity is 0.000. There is a relationship between maternal health history and the incidence of stunting. negative indicates that the better the mother's nutrition and the higher the mother's Hb, the lower the incidence. Suggestion: So that parents can better prepare for early pregnancy and pay more attention to their children's nutritional intake.

Human Resources are the main requirement to bring this country to become a developed Indonesia. However, the preparation of these resources is constrained by the problem of stunting. Stunting cases in Bangli Regency have a high number where Bayung Gede Village is included in the list of villages that have mild stunting zones, namely the number of cases at 20 percent to 30 percent. One of the causes of stunting is a lack of nutritional intake. So, it is necessary to hold socialization and education related to stunting in Bayung Gede Village. The activity took place for two days on Thursday and Friday, 27-28 October 2022 which took place at the Bayung Gede Village Hall. This activity was attended by PKK women. The socialization provided succeeded in making PKK mothers understand the importance of nutrition in toddlers and the importance of planning a pregnancy.