ANALISIS PEMBERDAYAAN MASYARAKAT DALAM PENCEGAHAN STUNTING DI DINAS KESEHATAN KABUPATEN KERINCI (STUDI KASUS DESA TEBING TINGGI KECAMATAN DANAU KERINCI )

LUSTIA HARDITA, MARIO DIRGANTARA, FLORA LIDIA SANDI

Abstract

This study took place in the village of Tegal Tinggi, Danau Kerinci sub-district, Kerinci district. The incidence of stunting is one of the nutritional problems experienced by toddlers in the world today. Stunting has a major impact on the growth and development of children and also the Indonesian economy in the future. This study aims to describe how community empowerment is in preventing stunting, in which this study tries to identify and analyze various empowerments carried out by local governments which are implemented at the village government level in reducing the prevalence of stunting in their regions. This research uses qualitative methods with a purposive technique. sampling as a determinant of research informants. The techniques and data collection tools in this study were interviews and documentation. The results of this study indicate that community empowerment implemented at the village government level in preventing stunting has gone well, there are 3 community empowerment in stunting prevention that have been implemented, but the people just haven't gotten used to the government's program so there are obstacles. The health office also participates in the stunting prevention process, such as providing assistance to the community so that this can be achieved, namely reducing stunting sufferers and overall improvement has started.