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This community service program aims to strengthen the strategic role of Posyandu (Integrated Health Post) as a center for family health education through the innovation of its educational functions. Previously, Posyandu operations in the community tended to be limited to routine basic health services, such as weight monitoring and nutritional status recording, while the crucial aspect of health education remained suboptimal. This limitation has contributed to a lack of public understanding regarding healthy lifestyles and the prevention of chronic diseases or stunting. The methods implemented in this program included problem identification through observation, health socialization and education, specialized training for Posyandu cadres to enhance their communication capacity, and direct mentoring during activity implementation. The results demonstrated a significant increase in family knowledge regarding balanced nutrition and clean and healthy living behaviors (PHBS). Furthermore, Posyandu cadres became more active and skilled in delivering health information communicatively to the community. This program demonstrates that by strengthening its educational function, Posyandu can transform into an effective and sustainable family health learning center, significantly impacting the improvement of community health standards at the frontline level.

The "Desa Sehat Berdaya: Digital-Based Health and Local Economy Innovation" program was implemented in Bulawan 2 Village to address low awareness of preventive health, Clean and Healthy Living Behaviors (PHBS), and limited social education for children and adolescents on bullying, early marriage, and drug abuse (NAPZA). The goal was to improve public health through promotive-preventive interventions, enhance health cadre capacity for sustainable village programs, and increase understanding of healthy behaviors and social risks among youth. A participatory-collaborative approach was used, involving community organization, multi-party coordination, program presentation, intervention implementation, evaluation, and follow-up with health cadres, alongside simple digital media utilization. Results showed increased community participation in posyandu, healthy exercises, and free health checkups, as well as improved cadre capacity through MP-ASI training. For youth, PHBS socialization, anti-bullying, early marriage education, and NAPZA awareness enhanced understanding of healthy behaviors and social issues. Collaboration with Karang Taruna strengthened youth participation and social cohesion.

Health education at the elementary school level represents a long-term investment in developing a stronger and more capable generation. By fostering a proper understanding from an early age, children are expected to build a resilient defense against various health threats. This community service program aims to broaden the knowledge and awareness of students at SDN 054945 Dogang Village, Gebang District, Langkat Regency, North Sumatra, regarding Clean and Healthy Living Behavior (known as PHBS). As a promotive and preventive strategy, PHBS is essential to instill from childhood to cultivate healthy habits and prevent various health disorders. This study utilizes a qualitative approach, applying the Miles and Huberman interactive analysis model. The activity, conducted on July 20, 2024, involved 77 fourth and fifth-grade students and followed three main stages: preparation, implementation, and evaluation. Socialization was carried out interactively through handwashing tutorial videos, physical exercises, PHBS-themed songs and rhythmic clapping, and Q&A sessions. The results indicated an improvement in students' understanding of various PHBS indicators, including handwashing habits, waste management, healthy food consumption, physical activity, growth monitoring, avoiding tobacco smoke, maintaining toilet cleanliness, and eradicating mosquito larvae. The active participation shown by the students reflects a heightened awareness of practicing PHBS within the school environment. In conclusion, this educational initiative has delivered a positive impact on student knowledge and holds the potential to foster a sustainable culture of clean and healthy living, both at school and in their daily lives.

The Community Service Program (KKN) is a platform for student dedication to the community that not only focuses on health aspects but also on strengthening cultural values and character education. The KKN activities of Abdurrab University in Salo Timur Village, Salo District, Kampar Regency were carried out by integrating health socialization and the preservation of local culture. The main programs include socialization on bullying at UPT SD Negeri 001 Salo, Clean and Healthy Living Behavior (PHBS), and the utilization of Family Medicinal Plants (TOGA) at MTS Darul Falah Salo, as well as reproductive health socialization and higher education information at SMA Negeri 1 Salo. This program is enhanced with maghrib recitation activities and Malay cultural training (kompang and rebana) aimed at instilling religious values while preserving cultural heritage. The results of the activities show an increased understanding among students and the community regarding health issues, as well as a high enthusiasm for activities that combine education, religiosity, and culture. This integration proves that community service (KKN) not only plays a role in the transfer of knowledge but also in building collective awareness, strengthening character, and preserving local identity.transfer of knowledge but also in building collective awareness, strengthening character, and preserving local identity.

Environmental health education plays a crucial role in increasing public awareness of the importance of clean and healthy living behaviors, especially in urban areas that are vulnerable to diseases caused by environmental pollution. This study aims to develop and implement an environmental health education program as a disease prevention effort in urban communities. The method used was a participatory approach through socialization, training, and evaluation involving community groups in urban areas. The program actively engaged participants in understanding environmental risk factors and adopting preventive actions such as waste management, sanitation improvement, and environmental cleanliness. The results showed a significant increase in participants’ knowledge and behavior regarding healthy living practices and better environmental management. In addition, community members became more concerned and involved in maintaining environmental hygiene as part of a community-based disease prevention effort. This program proved effective in fostering awareness and collective responsibility toward environmental health in urban areas, contributing to sustainable community health improvement and environmental protection.

Extreme poverty remains a major challenge in rural areas of Indonesia, including Nagori Bandar Manik, Pamatang Sidamanik District, Simalungun Regency. The 2025 UINSU Community Service Program (KKN) was carried out to empower local communities through various activities covering economic, educational, religious, social-environmental, and health aspects. This program employed a qualitative approach by involving active community participation in needs assessment, socialization, training, and evaluation. In the economic aspect, workshops on dishwashing liquid and herbal pesticide production were implemented as alternative household businesses. The educational sector included religious moderation through a short movie screening Mabbere, anti-bullying campaigns, ecoprint totebag training, and teaching at kindergarten, elementary, and junior high school levels. In the religious field, activities included Qur’an learning after Maghrib with children and Yasin recitals for both men and women. The social-environmental aspect was realized through community clean-up, educational boards on waste decomposition, distribution of garbage bins, and environmental awareness campaigns. Meanwhile, the health aspect focused on education about clean and healthy living behaviors, stunting prevention campaigns, and community exercise. The findings revealed improvements in entrepreneurial skills, children’s literacy, spiritual values, environmental awareness, and healthy lifestyles. The implication highlights that multidimensional community empowerment can serve as an effective strategy to reduce extreme poverty and promote sustainable village development.  

The problem of waste has become a global issue that is still looking for effective and efficient solutions to reduce it. East Java has a population of 42.09 million. The waste produced annually is 6.8 million tons, while the amount managed reaches 3.8 million tons. The East Java Provincial Government through the Environmental Service (DLH) has provided positive education to the community through the Clean and Sustainable East Java Innovation (Berseri). This innovation is in the form of a competition for the utilization of recycled waste that has economic value and creates a culture of clean and healthy living in all villages in East Java. The research method used is qualitative with a descriptive narrative approach used to analyze the action strategy of the East Java Provincial Government's DLH in reducing waste. This study found a positive impact through the creation of educational recycling videos uploaded to the YouTube platform. The East Java Provincial Government's DLH invites, massive socialization not only for East Java but also to all viewers around the world.

Clean and Healthy Living Behavior (PHBS) is one of the preventive efforts in maintaining individual health, with washing hands with soap (CTPS) as one of its main aspects. Elementary school children are among the groups that are vulnerable to disease due to lack of awareness of cleanliness, so socialization is needed to increase their understanding of the importance of CTPS. This study aims to socialize PHBS and how to do CTPS to students of SD 7 Nisam, North Aceh, through interactive educational methods. The activities were carried out by presenting material using PowerPoint, interactive discussions, direct practice of the six steps of CTPS according to WHO standards, and evaluation through questionnaires before and after the activity. The results of the activity showed that the method applied succeeded in increasing students' understanding of the importance of washing hands with soap. Students were more enthusiastic in participating in activities when given an interesting approach that was appropriate for their age. In addition, the involvement of teachers and schools in providing supporting facilities contributed to the success of this program. With this socialization, it is hoped that students can apply the habit of washing their hands independently and consistently, both at school and at home, so that it can reduce the incidence of infectious diseases related to hand hygiene.

Health problems among students at Al Maksum Elementary School, Balunganyar Village, Lekok District, are still a concern due to a lack of knowledge and awareness of Clean and Healthy Living Practices (PHBS). This condition increases the risk of diseases that interfere with children's learning and growth and development. This research aims to improve student health through the socialization and implementation of PHBS using the Participatory Action Research (PAR) method, which involves students, teachers and health workers in planning, implementation and evaluation. Socialization includes education about personal hygiene, hand washing, cleanliness of the school environment, and the importance of healthy food. Direct practice is also carried out to strengthen the implementation of PHBS. As a result, there has been an increase in students' understanding and changes in behavior, with higher awareness of personal and environmental hygiene, as well as discipline in implementing PHBS. As a result, student health improves, health complaints decrease, and attendance increases. It is hoped that this activity will be carried out in a sustainable manner by involving parents and the community to create a supporting environment and maintain the sustainability of PHBS implementation.

Cleanliness of the school environment, health of the student environment in the teaching and learning process, based on the analysis of the situation above, especially the location of the school partner and conversations with the principal and teaching staff. This activity began with an interview, it was found that students did not have maximum knowledge about health, especially diarrhea, as evidenced by the pre-test interview 70% answered correctly.The expected output of this program is the awareness of school administrators, students about clean living patterns that must be applied in the school environment in order to create student welfare. So that in the long term, a clean living pattern has been embedded in all school children and from there it is hoped that it can create a school environment, especially school children who are prosperous and free from disease. In the socialization, the Team also demonstrated the implementation of a clean living pattern in the school environment such as washing hands with soap and cleaning up trash properly by SDN Bone students. At the end of the activity, a post-test was carried out with the same questions randomly, 90% of the answers were correct, the school hopes that this educational movement can increase the knowledge of teachers and students as an effort to improve student health and prevent diarrhea.

Clean and Healthy Living Behavior (PHBS) is a way for the community to be able to maintain the quality of their health. One indicator that is used as a reference is Handwashing with Soap (CTPS), because it can prevent the occurrence of diarrhea and ISPA, especially in vulnerable groups such as school-age children. However, learning about health in schools often uses inappropriate methods and media. This activity aims to increase students knowledge about washing hands with soap at UPT SDN 060831. The activity method is carried out by counseling and health education about good and correct CTPS at school. The results of this activity have been socialization and counseling to 25 students, in addition to that, handwashing with soap (CTPS) was also carried out at UPT SDN 060831. The conclusion of this activity is that students are able to practice how to wash their hands properly using soap and flowing water.

Kukerta Building the Riau University Village in Senggoro Village, Bengkalis District, Bengkalis Regency is a form of community service activity. This Kukerta will be held from 10 July 2023 to 19 August 2023. This kukerta has several themes that can be taken as themes for work programs that will be implemented during the kukerta. These themes are one superior theme and three selected themes. This article discusses work programs that have been successfully implemented during the Kukerta. The method for implementing kukerta that has been implemented consists of carrying out surveys and planning work program activities that are in line with the chosen theme and the conditions and problems that exist in the village. Kukerta student work program activities are in line with existing work programs in the village government and receive support from the village government and also the local community. This is shown by the large number of students who are involved in village and community activities, and vice versa by the large number of students who involve the community and village government in their work program activities. forms of activities involving the village government, namely collaboration activities with the Senggoro village children's forum with go green and leisurely walking activities, mobile legends e-sports tournaments and we also participate in several village activities such as the Clean and Healthy Living Behavior Assessment event which was held in Senggoro Village and the Bengkalis Regent's visit to the Dara Sembilan Tomb on the occasion of the 511th Bengkalis Regency Anniversary. Meanwhile, forms of activities that involve the community include the socialization of several Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), pious children's festivals, posyandu and mobile legend e-sports tournaments involving many local youth. Riau University Kukerta is expected to provide benefits to village communities and the local village government, especially those aimed at creating significant changes to the village and giving a good impression to the village.

As KKN participants, we must be able to adjust to the reality. We do not only understand theory, but we must be able to apply and learn from the experiences that we have in the community. From this experience, we can make our thinking more mature. Through this KKN program, students are expected to be introduced directly to social life directly with all its problems. By finding problems in society, students are required to find solutions through the mechanisms of their respective scientific interdisciplinary work systems.

This community service aims to increase students' awareness and understanding of the importance of clean and healthy life education (PHBS) at Inpres Kuprik Elementary School. PHBS is a concept that involves various healthy habits, such as washing hands, maintaining personal hygiene, and maintaining a clean environment. This service aims to provide socialization to students about PHBS and teach them practical steps to apply it in everyday life. The method used in this service is the delivery of PHBS material through lectures, group discussions, and direct practical activities. Students will be given an understanding of the importance of PHBS and the positive impact they will get if they adopt clean and healthy living habits. The expected results of this service are an increase in students' knowledge about PHBS and a change in behavior that leads to clean and healthy living habits. With this socialization, it is hoped that students will become agents of change who can influence their peers and the community around them to adopt clean and healthy living habits. In addition, this dedication is also expected to increase the participation of educators and parents of students in building a PHBS culture in schools and the surrounding environment. In conclusion, after this service has been done, students of Kuprik Elementary School are having understanding dan implementing the importance of PHBS in daily life.

Background: COVID-19 is an emerging infectious disease that is sweeping the world. Patients with COVID-19 in Indonesia have continued to increase since 2020. Prevention to break the transmission of COVID-19 includes carrying out complete vaccinations and applying clean and healthy living habits to each individual. After the COVID-19 pandemic, it is necessary to carry out outreach activities to the community regarding clean and healthy living behaviors to stop the transmission of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. Method: community service uses a descriptive method, to describe ongoing socialization activities for clean and healthy living behavior after COVID-19. This activity was held on September 28 2022 in the Bugangan. Results: The socialization of clean and healthy living behavior (PHBS) in Bugangan was attended by the village head with a total of 19 participants consisting of RT/RW heads/deputies, health cadres. Participants had distributed leaflets PHBS before socialization. Evaluation of community service activities to assess participants' understanding in the form of asking questions. The presenter gave 3 questions related to PHBS to the participants present. The conclusion is that the community service activities are going well and can add to participants' understanding of PHBS in the family, especially the understanding of PHBS after COVID-19.

Clean and Healthy Living Behavior is an endeavor to live a healthy lifestyle at both the individual and communal levels. In the current pandemic era, it is crucial to focus on Clean and Healthy Living Behavior in order to avoid various viruses and diseases. The necessity of Clean and Healthy Behavior must continue to be emphasized to all segments of society. Youth is a group that need attention. According to a situational analysis conducted at SMA Kalam Kudus II in Jakarta, there is a problem with poor levels of cleanliness and health consciousness. To raise high school students' understanding of clean and healthy lives, it is required to conduct activities such as lectures, discussions, and outreach. This service activity takes place in Kalam Kudus II Jakarta High School. This service action was accomplished by performing a survey of service sites, preparing service locations, and delivering Clean and Healthy Behavior support resources. Youth members have participated in Clean and Healthy Living Behavior socialization activities using lecture, discussion, and question and answer formats. This service activity worked smoothly overall. The conclusion that can be derived from this is that service activity participants recognize the significance of clean and healthy lifestyle choices in preventing various diseases.

Children with disabilities are part of diversity, but there are problems such as the lack of character formation of children, not yet optimal in developing the potential and limited skills and independence of children with disabilities. So the PKM-PM team at Slamet Riyadi University Surakarta provided a mentoring activity through the application of the aquaponics system in order to empower children with disabilities in improving the life skills of children with disabilities at YPAC Professor Doctor Soeharso Surakarta. The methods applied in this service include: (1) providing counseling and socialization related to the aquaponics system, (2) aquaponics assembly, (3) training related to aquaponics seeding and care, and (4) monitoring the development of aquaponics. The result of this service is that children with disabilities who become participants during the service process have gained knowledge related to the aquaponics system. Children routinely carry out maintenance such as spraying hydroponic vegetables, feeding catfish to cleaning fish waste at the bottom of the pond. Assistance is carried out to train the independence and responsibility of children with disabilities in aquaponic care as well as become vocational skills for them which if aquaponics continues to be developed it will become a source of income for children with disabilities, especially those living in dormitories. This service has achieved the expected results and the sustainability of this program continues to be carried out with a monitoring pattern. Keywords: Aquaponics, Empowerment, Children with Disabilities, Life Skills

The health profile book for the province of East Kalimantan in 2016 Sickness Rate (Morbidity) describes the incidence of disease in a population over a certain period of time, which can be in the form of incidence rates or prevalence rates of a disease. The morbidity rate also plays a role in assessing the health status of the community. Data on population morbidity comes from the community (community based data) obtained through a morbidity study, and the results of data collection from the District/City Health Office, the health program manager at the provincial level. The morbidity rate in 2013 was 11.74 and decreased in 2014 to 9.18 and increased in 2016 to 11.90. (Dinkes: 2016) The implementation of PHBS is low, because there are still many students who eat snacks carelessly and there is still garbage scattered in the school yard. The UKS exists but the program does not run due to the lack of supporting facilities, and their lack of knowledge regarding how to wash hands properly and correctly. Aims to increase the knowledge of elementary school students in clean and healthy living behavior through the Socialization of Clean and Healthy Life Behavior (PHBS) with the Three Thumb system, Provide understanding and awareness to elementary school students about the importance of the school PHBS program Able to reduce morbidity due to lack personal hygiene in the school environment. The method used in this activity is the lecture method, demonstration method and practical method, data collection techniques, namely the initial test and the final test. The result is that there is an increase of 21% of students' knowledge of the importance of PHBS.