On Saturday (15/07/2023), the Statistics undergraduate program at Airlangga University once again conducted community service in Tampo Village, Banyuwangi Regency. This activity was carried out offline by directly visiting Tampo Village, Banyuwangi Regency. The event was led by all lecturers and students from the Statistics undergraduate program at Airlangga University and was attended by 62 mother cadres representing 31 integrated health posts (posyandu) in the work area of Tampo Community Health Center. This community service addressed “The Framework for Achieving Nutrition-Aware Families Utilizing Android and Web-Based Information Technology in the Work Area of Tampo Community Health Center, Cluring District, Banyuwangi Regency”.
The activity began with singing the Indonesian national anthem and the Airlangga University anthem, followed by speeches from the Village Head of Tampo and the Head of Tampo Community Health Center, and then a speech from Mrs. Nur Chamidah, M.Si, as the activity coordinator. Mrs. Nur Chamidah, M.Si, emphasized the importance of this activity in combating the prevalence of stunting in Banyuwangi Regency, and expressed hope that through this activity, the people of Banyuwangi would become more aware and conscious of the importance of monitoring the development of toddlers from birth to adulthood.
The community service activity brought in a highly expert speaker in the field of nutrition, Mrs. Lailatul Muniroh, S.KM., M.Kes., from the Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health, Airlangga University. She discussed the knowledge of toddler nutrition in the context of achieving nutrition-aware families. She stated that knowledge of toddler nutrition is a crucial factor in achieving nutrition-aware families. Families with good knowledge of toddler nutrition can take appropriate steps to ensure their children receive adequate and balanced nutrition. Moreover, the Statistics Faculty team from Airlangga University provided knowledge and skills in determining the nutritional status of toddlers and presenting toddler growth charts using web and android-based information technology as well as R-Shiny Mobile. The Statistics faculty introduced advanced technology to dozens of mother cadres from integrated health posts for nutrition awareness education. In this context, how to determine the nutritional status of toddlers based on android and website platforms can be easily monitored through gadgets. Additionally, a new innovation developed by their team is an application using Open Source Software (OSS) developed from a framework called R-Shiny Mobile. The Statistics faculty team also provided training and guidance to mother cadres from integrated health posts on how to operate web and android-based application programs with user-friendly R-Shiny Mobile.
Through this activity, the integrated health post cadres not only know the weight and height of toddlers but can also easily and quickly determine the nutritional status of toddlers in their respective integrated health posts. This community service activity, focusing on nutrition awareness among communities, is deliberately carried out to support Indonesia in achieving zero stunting. Therefore, cases of stunting can be prevented as early as possible, one of which is through nutrition awareness.