International Journal of Community Services
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2025): InJCS Vol 2 No 2 (2025)

Community Empowerment In The Prevention And Management Of Hypertension

Marni, Marni (Unknown)
Firdaus, Insanul (Unknown)
Soares, Domingos (Unknown)
Mustain (Unknown)
Ananda Tri Nurjanah (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
25 Feb 2025

Abstract

Background: Lack of public knowledge and awareness of healthy lifestyle habits to prevent hypertension. Purpose: community empowerment in helping and increasing community awareness and ability in treating hypertension. Methods FGD to form a hypertension care group. Education and Training of cadres and groups caring for hypertension, early detection, prevention, and management of hypertension. Developing a routine health check program, getting rid of cigarettes, exercising regularly, maintaining a balanced diet, getting enough rest, managing stress (CERDIK) as modified by the service team, and providing assistance to cadres or groups caring for hypertension in utilizing health facilities. Result: Restructuring of health cadres/hypertension care groups, cadre assistance has been implemented to conduct health checks, increased knowledge about prevention and management of hypertension, the knowledge score during the pre-test was 60 and after counseling the score increased to 85. Conclusion: restructuring and assistance and counseling for cadres to increase knowledge and increase motivation to actively help residents in living a healthy lifestyle so that they can prevent and overcome hypertension. Keywords: Community Empowerment, Management Of Hypertension, Prevention. Prevention

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Environmental Science Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health

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Educators/Lecturers are required to carry out the Tridharma of higher education, namely teaching, research, and service. Community service and empowerment activities must have beneficial and novelty values in order to have a real impact on society. The International Journal of Community Services ...