PENDIDIKAN KESEHATAN DAN GIZI PADA KELOMPOK IBU-IBU PKK DALAM MENINGKATKAN PENGETAHUAN TENTANG PENYAKIT DIABETES MELITUS

Abstract

This community service was carried out to give complete, accurate and clear information on diabetes mellitus, to invite people to know their own health condition independently, to make them aware of the occurrence of diseases, and to manage life style and healthy eating pattern to prevent and to handle diabetes mellitus. The target of this service was mothers who are active in PKK groups of RT 02/1, Prayan, Gumpang, Kartasura, Sukoharjo. The activity done in this service was in the form of speeches at routine PKK meetings held every month. The result shows that those mothers’ understanding and knowlegde toward diabetes mellitus was still needed. Moreover, health and nutrient education and related activities such as speech and work shop are hardly ever to be given for them. It indicates that similar activities need to be developed continously through PKK groups or other social groups in society to improve the members knowlegde and understanding on health especially nutrient.