UNISA Yogyakarta Community Service Team Educates Posyandu Cadres in Magelang, Focusing on Improving Residents’ Health

The community service team of Universitas `Aisyiyah (Unisa) Yogyakarta successfully held a health education program at the Community Learning Center (RBM) in Pucanganom, Srumbung, Magelang, Central Java, on Sunday (August 3, 2025). This activity, which received a grant from the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology (Kemendiktisaintek), focused on training and capacity building for posyandu cadres to provide more optimal health services.

The Unisa Yogyakarta team of lecturers, consisting of Midwife Dita Kristiana, S.ST., MH., Midwife Esitra Herfanda, S.ST., MH., and Musoli, SE., MM., together with students, carried out various activities. In addition to providing training on posyandu program management, the team also conducted hands-on activities, such as weighing, measuring height, checking blood pressure, and checking hemoglobin levels. The event was attended by various parties, ranging from village secretaries, Puskesmas midwives, health cadres, to youth representatives.

Dita Kristiana, as the head of the community service team, explained the importance of the role of posyandu in the community. “Posyandu is a forum for community empowerment to transfer information and skills in order to improve health and healthy living skills,” explained Dita.

She added that posyandu serves as the frontline for bringing health services closer to the community, including promotional and preventive efforts. “These services include Healthy Life Skills Education (PKHS), nutrition, physical activity, and prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs),” said Dita.

With this new knowledge and skills, it is hoped that the posyandu cadres in Pucanganom can be more effective in carrying out their duties, thereby significantly improving the health quality of the surrounding community.