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The age of 4-6 years is an age that is vulnerable to disease because it is at this age that children's motoric starts to be active. Without realizing it, what children do is often close to germs that can cause diseases such as flu, cough, diarrhea. Hand washing is the process of mechanically removing dirt and dust from the skin surface and reducing the number of microorganisms. The purpose of hand washing is to eliminate the number of microorganisms. This activity is carried out through the means of joint learning activities in the form of face-to-face in groups, given counseling, including: material and practice of wet hand washing with running water and soap and dry hand washing with a hand sanitaizer. The results of this activity were analyzed using a fun learning method. The data used is numerical data from the observation of hand washing skills checklist. From the test results there is an effect of providing counseling on hand washing techniques on the hand washing skills of kindergarten students. The habit of washing hands using soap from an early age, it is hoped that later they will become a generation that is aware of the importance of cleanliness, not only personal hygiene, but also environmental hygiene. Not only that, with this simple thing that is done regularly and purposefully, children will later learn to do other habits correctly. One way to prevent children from getting sick is by washing hands. This handwashing habit should be instilled since.

Counseling on Clean and Healthy Living Behavior (PHBS) in schools is an important step in instilling the habit of maintaining personal hygiene from an early age. This Real Work Lecture program is carried out with the aim of increasing students' understanding and awareness of the importance of PHBS, especially through the habit of washing hands with soap and brushing their teeth in the right way. The activity took place at the Sait Buttu Saribu Village Development Private Junior High School, Pamatang Sidamanik District, Simalungun Regency, using counseling, demonstration, and direct practice methods. This program involved six students, two acted as presenters and four others as companions, as well as all grade IX students as participants. In addition to providing materials and practices, this activity also encourages active participation of students through question and answer sessions and discussions on the importance of maintaining personal health and the surrounding environment. With direct involvement, students not only understand theory, but are also able to apply clean and healthy behaviors in daily life. The results of the activity showed that students were able to re-practice the material given, including the stages of washing hands and brushing their teeth correctly. It is hoped that through this activity, students can implement PHBS in a sustainable manner at school and at home, as well as become an example in encouraging a healthy living culture in the surrounding environment. This program is also expected to make a positive contribution to improving the quality of public health in general through healthy living habits from school age.

Stunting is a nutritional problem caused by prolonged nutritional deficiencies during the critical first 1,000 days of life (HPK). This results in growth disorders in children, resulting in a lower height or shorter stature (dwarfism) than the standard for their age. Objective: To provide information to parents of toddlers about the dangers and impacts of stunting. Nutrition education is one of the main strategies in stunting prevention by providing the community with an understanding of the importance of a healthy diet. This education includes: the importance of exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months and the provision of appropriate complementary foods (MPASI), the introduction of balanced nutritious foods, especially animal protein, which supports child growth, and good hygiene practices, such as washing hands before eating and maintaining environmental sanitation. The activity was carried out by providing education on stunting prevention to parents of toddlers through outreach in Marente Village, Alas District, Sumbawa Regency. The media used in this activity were leaflets distributed to parents of toddlers. Parental knowledge after receiving the educational materials provided. Parental knowledge increased, a significant increase. Before education, only 25.0% of parents had high knowledge about stunting, while after education, this increased to 77.5%.

Community diagnosis is a strategic step that aims to identify fundamental problems in the community, determine problem priorities, and formulate appropriate solutions to overcome them. One of the identified health issues is a significant increase in cases of mumps (epidemic parotitis), an acute infectious disease caused by the mumps virus, a member of the Rubulavirus genus. This increase in cases was recorded in the Puskesmas work area from the beginning of the year to November 2024. This phenomenon raises concerns regarding the potential for widespread health problems at the community level. Therefore, this intervention activity was carried out with the hope of reducing the incidence of mumps in the Puskesmas work area.The methodology applied in this activity includes data collection through mini surveys, analysis of health determinants using the Blum Paradigm, determination of problem priorities through the Delphi method, and identification of root causes using a fishbone diagram. Based on the results of this analysis, the interventions implemented include counseling on mumps and preventive measures, as well as demonstrations of proper hand washing. The results of the intervention showed a significant increase in knowledge, where all participants (n=40, 100%) obtained a post-test score of ≥ 7, indicating a good understanding of the material presented. In the demonstration session, a number of participants were also able to demonstrate the steps for washing hands according to the correct procedure. From the results of the analysis, it was found that the increase in mumps cases in this area was closely related to community lifestyle factors. Therefore, this intervention is expected to not only increase community knowledge about mumps, but also encourage the implementation of clean and healthy living behaviors, especially in the practice of washing hands, as a preventive measure to reduce the number of transmissions and accelerate case handling.

This study aims to measure the understanding of STIEPAR Yapari students regarding the training material on the importance of cleanliness in the cooking process. This training is given as part of strengthening student competencies in the field of tourism and hospitality, especially in the aspect of food sanitation. The method used was a quantitative survey with the distribution of questionnaires to the training participants. The results of the study showed that most students have a good level of understanding of hygiene materials, including the importance of washing hands, maintaining cooking utensils, and managing foodstuffs hygienically. These findings confirm that the training is effective in raising awareness of the importance of cleanliness as part of operational standards in the culinary and hospitality industry. This understanding also supports the creation of safe and quality food services. It is hoped that similar training can be carried out on an ongoing basis to strengthen student professionalism.

Often clean and healthy living behavior is considered trivial and rarely noticed will threaten health, especially at school age which is an age that is vulnerable to disease because of the behavior and habits they do in the environment, especially at school. The purpose of this community service is to increase awareness and stimulate school-age children to be able to instill PHBS, especially washing hands in six steps properly and correctly. The method used is providing education or counseling. The results of providing this education are that students are able to explain the definition, purpose, benefits, time, and practice the six-step hand washing method properly and correctly. From this community service activity, it can be concluded that the education and practice of hand washing that has been carried out has succeeded in helping school-age children understand one of the PHBS methods.

Early childhood health is an important aspect that must be maintained consistently, especially in preventing the spread of infectious diseases. One simple but effective way to maintain health is through the habit of washing hands with soap (CTPS) properly. This Community Service (PKM) activity aims to provide education and familiarize children with the correct CTPS behavior at Darma Wanita Persatuan Sidodadi Kindergarten, Taman District, Sidoarjo Regency. The methods used in this activity include interactive counseling, explanation of how to wash hands properly based on WHO steps, and direct practice involving children and teachers. The results of the activity showed an increase in children's understanding of the importance of washing hands and skills in doing CTPS properly. It is hoped that this habit can be continued by the school and parents as part of preventive efforts in maintaining children's health.

Background: Diarrhea is a condition in which a person experiences bowel movements more than three times a day with liquid-textured feces, often accompanied by mucus or blood, and occurs more often than usual. The purpose of this study was to determine the determinants of diarrhea in toddlers in the work area of ​​the Paal V Health Center in 2024. This study is a quantitative study using a Cross Sectional approach method. The sample in this study was 167 mothers of toddlers with a purposive sampling technique. The study was conducted from August 2024 to January 2025. The research instrument used a questionnaire and observation sheet. The variables used were CTPS habits, exclusive breastfeeding, visits to integrated health posts, maternal employment status, clean water sources, healthy toilets. Cronbach's results Validity Test Diarrhea incidence (0.404), CTPS habits (0.632), exclusive breastfeeding (0.636), visits to integrated health posts (0.690). The results of the CTPS habit analysis obtained p-value (0.034), exclusive breastfeeding (0.016), visits to integrated health posts (0.107), maternal employment status (0.042), clean water sources (0.154), healthy toilets (1.000). There is a relationship between CTPS habits, exclusive breastfeeding, maternal employment with the incidence of diarrhea in toddlers. There is no relationship between visits to integrated health posts, clean water sources, healthy toilets with the incidence of diarrhea.