The Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka (MBKM) – Community Service Team from Faculty of Biology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, led by Dr. Ardaning Nuriliani S.Si., M.Kes. with team members Anida Safriyani, Nailah Aufa Khansa, Rizquita Brillianti, and Safia Putri Sakanti (Undergraduate student of Faculty of Biology, 2021) carried out activities to improve family health in Pajangan Hamlet, Wedomartani, Ngemplak, Sleman. This program was implemented under collaboration with a partner from the Takmir of the Jami’ Darussalam Mosque, Mr. Gunardi S.Si. The program was started with a quetionnaire of the healthy lifestyle of Pajangan Hamlet residents and socialization of healthy livestyles. Completing the questionnaire was carried out on 4 – 8 May 2024 by around 57 residents of Pajangan Hamlet from 8 years to 72 years old.
Furthermore, on June 9 2024, our MBKM team conducted socialization entitled “Healthy Lifestyles and Nutritious Food Consumption Patterns”. This activity took place at the Jami’ Darussalam Mosque and was attended by around 17 residents of Pajangan Hamlet. In this activity, our team explained about the healthy lifestyles and the importance of nutrient balance for the body. We also explained the impacts of inbalance nutrient intake and how to prevent it. When conducting socialization, we displayed the results of the healthy lifestyle questionnaire that has been carried out previously. The residents were very enthusiastic in asking various questions and discussions related to the material presented. At the end of the activity, our team gave appreciation to residents who actively participated in the discussion.
Our MBKM team hopes that this activity can increase the knowledge of the residents of Pajangan Hamlet, Wedomartani, Ngemplak, Sleman, so that they can adopt a healthy lifestyle and consume balanced nutritious food in their daily lives and that they can encourage prosperity aas well as improve their standard of living and health.
