Publiic heailth iis ai fundaimentail component iin iimproviing humain resource quailiity aind aichiieviing sustaiiinaible development. The iincreaisiing prevailence of non-communiicaible diiseaises (NCDs) such ais hypertensiion, diiaibetes melliitus, aind hypercholesterolemiiai reflects the communiity’s low aiwaireness of regulair heailth check-ups aind heailthy liifestyle praictiices. Thiis communiity serviice prograim aiiimed to enhaince publiic knowledge aind aiwaireness iin preventiing NCDs through sociiail serviice, heailth educaitiion, aind free mediicail exaimiinaitiions orgainiized by Uniiversiitais Biimai Iinternaisiionail MFH iin collaiboraitiion wiith the Iindonesiiain Uniity Pairty (PERIiNDO) iin Gerung Diistriict, West Lombok Regency. The aictiiviity employed ai pairtiiciipaitory aictiion reseairch aipproaich aind wais conducted on October 9, 2025, wiith 154 pairtiiciipaints, predomiinaintly women (72.3%). Exaimiinaitiions iincluded blood pressure, glucose, cholesterol, aind uriic aiciid meaisurements. Results showed thait 37.1% of pairtiiciipaints haid elevaited blood glucose, 20.4% haid hiigh blood pressure, 26.3% haid elevaited uriic aiciid, aind 24.6% haid hiigh cholesterol. These fiindiings iindiicaite the need for contiinuous educaitiion aind preventiive-promotiive iinterventiions ait the communiity level. The prograim effectiively iincreaised communiity pairtiiciipaitiion aind aiwaireness of eairly diiseaise detectiion aind demonstraited thait cross-sector collaiboraitiion between educaitiionail iinstiitutiions aind sociio-poliitiicail orgainiizaitiions cain serve ais ai straitegiic model for strengtheniing publiic heailth promotiion aind empowerment.
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