Journal of Community Service and Empowerment
Vol. 3 No. 1 (2026)

Strengthening Indonesian Language Literacy through PHBS Education at Kabanjahe Advent Private Senior High School

Ernawati Br Barus (Program Studi Keperawatan Diploma Tiga, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Arta Kabanjahe.)
Vera Charoline Br Barus (Program Studi Keperawatan Diploma Tiga, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Arta Kabanjahe)
Etti Destinasari Telaumbanua (Program Studi Keperawatan Diploma Tiga, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Arta Kabanjahe)



Article Info

Publish Date
11 Jul 2026

Abstract

Low reading interest and literacy skills among senior high school students are often accompanied by limited awareness of Clean and Healthy Living Behavior (Perilaku Hidup Bersih dan Sehat/PHBS) in the school environment. This community service activity aimed to strengthen Indonesian language literacy among students of SMA Swasta Advent Kabanjahe through a PHBS education approach integrated with reading activities and inspirational story-writing training. The program combined lectures, interactive discussions, structured literacy activities, and creative writing workshops involving tenth-grade students. A one-group pre-test–post-test design was employed to evaluate changes in students' PHBS knowledge, complemented by content analysis of their written works. The findings demonstrated a substantial improvement in students' understanding of PHBS following the intervention, accompanied by a marked reduction in the proportion of students with low levels of knowledge. In addition, the program resulted in a collection of inspirational stories reflecting students' understanding and internalization of PHBS values. These findings suggest that integrating literacy development with health education provides an effective and engaging learning strategy that can be replicated in other schools while supporting the implementation of the School Literacy Movement (Gerakan Literasi Sekolah/GLS) and school-based health promotion programs.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jcse

Publisher

Subject

Religion Humanities Economics, Econometrics & Finance Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

Description

Journal of Community Service and Empowerment (JCSE): is published by the Global Sustainability Research Institute to help academics, researchers, and practitioners to disseminate their Community Service results. JCSE is a blind peer-reviewed journal dedicated to publishing quality Community Service ...