KEMUNING Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat
KEMUNING Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat is a scientific publication that highlights community engagement activities by students and lecturers at Mahardika Institute of Technology and Health. Its goal is to promote community engagement as an integral part of the university's mission, focusing on projects that contribute to community development and relevant problem-solving. The journal features articles documenting the objectives, methods, outcomes, and impacts of community engagement projects, providing guidance and insights to readers on effective and sustainable community engagement.
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Utilization of tracers in medical record loaning
TThe medical record file is a collection of information about the identity, results of history anamnesis, examination and records of all activities of health care workers on patients from time to time. Medical record files aim to support the achievement of orderly administration in an effort to improve quality in health services. Tracer is very important in controlling medical record files. Usually used for medical record documents was out of storage room. If the tracer is not used, there will be a lack of accuracy in borrowing by showing where the medical record file is to be stored when returning. The method used in this community service is the socialization of the use of tracers at the Sitopeng Health Center. The tracer at the Sitopeng health center has not been used effectively. There are still some officers who do not use tracers as markers of medical record files that are out. Community service was running smoothly. At first, the tracer was not used as a marker for medical record files that were out of storage. After socialization, the officers finally realized that tracers realized that it is necessary to use tracers.
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Building a healthy community through early detection and counseling for health disorders in Susukan district, Cirebon regency
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Health problems that occur in the community of Cirebon district are still high rates of infectious and non-communicable diseases. The distance of access to health services and the location of health care facilities, lack of public knowledge about health is still present in the community in Astanajapura Village, the working area of the District Health Office Cirebon. Community Service Activities in this village are in the form of early detection of health problems through health assessment and counseling carried out in an environment close to where the community lives, namely boarding school on February 14, 2020. The active participation of the community in this service activity is expected to create a healthy community that has a healthy lifestyle.
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Implementing Interprofessional Education through collaborative case management of diarrhea among health students at STIKES Mahardika
Diarrhea is an endemic disease in Indonesia and often accompanied by death. Handling these cases absolutely requires good collaboration between health workers. The purpose of this activity is to socialize the importance of collaboration and change negative perceptions about collaboration between health profession students. Method: mentoring activities are carried out for 2 days, consisting of an introduction to Interprofessional Education with a lecture method, then case discussions and simulations. Activities are carried out in 4 health study programs, namely Nursing, Public Health, Midwifery and Medical Records. Participants were also given questionnaires before and after the mentoring activity to measure how the participants perceived Interprofessional Education. Results: Student perceptions before the activity was carried out were 91.31% in the good category and after the activity was carried out 100% in the good category. Implications: mentoring activities for the application of Interprofessional Education through collaborative diarrhea case management in Institut Mahardika health students which are carried out well will change student perceptions so that collaboration between health workers can be achieved.
The Practice of Elderly Gymnastics in Sitopeng Village, Sitopeng District, Cirebon City
Life expectancy (UHH) is one indicator of the success of a country's development. The thing that is closely related to the increase in life expectancy is the degree of public health. The results of the 2018 Riskesdas show that the prevalence of Non-Communicable Diseases has increased when compared to the 2013 Riskesdas, the data on the proportion of less physical activity also increased from 26.1% to 33.5% and 0.8% of consuming excessive drinks. One of the efforts to prevent and improve the health status of the elderly is to carry out regular sports activities according to their abilities, namely doing elderly gymnastics. The target of this activity is the elderly who are present during posbindu activities in Sitopeng Village as many as 25 people, the elderly will have their blood pressure and pulse measured before and after participating in gymnastics. Data analysis is used to process the existing data by percentage. The results of the analysis showed that of the 25 elderly participants who experienced a decrease in blood pressure after participating in gymnastics as many as 11 people or 44%, and those who experienced an increase in pulse were as many as 12 people (48%).
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Consumer protection counselling for users of online marketed cosmetic products
Background: Consumers of beauty products are often trapped into using risky cosmetics due to limited knowledge, low literacy, and the influence of promotion, particularly through online purchases. Objective: To increase consumer understanding of protection and awareness regarding counterfeit cosmetics. Methods: This community service activity was carried out through socialization, discussion, and simulation involving 30 female students at Mahardika Institute of Health and Technology. Results: The findings showed that 67% of respondents were users of skin-whitening drugs, while 50% did not know or did not take adequate legal action when experiencing adverse effects from beauty products purchased online. After the counseling, participants gained knowledge about harmful substances contained in counterfeit cosmetics, how to identify them, and the procedures for reporting illegal products. Conclusion: The program successfully improved consumer awareness and skills in protecting their health and safety from the risks of counterfeit cosmetics and unsafe beauty products circulating online.
Efforts to prevent weight gain in users of contraceptive devices
The use of hormonal contraceptives for a certain period of time can cause various side effects, one of which is changes in body weight. However, the weight gain is generally not too large, it varies from less than 1 kg to 5 kg in the first year. Most women from reproductive age who are acceptors of contraceptive users experience weight gain. Although hormonal contraception has various impacts on the reproductive organs and changes in body weight, hormonal contraception is one of the contraceptives whose use is increasing sharply. Based on the data on the distribution of the percentage of family planning participants who experienced problems with the contraceptive method used and the method used, it was found that the problem of weight gain in the injectable type of contraception was greater (2.6%) compared to the pill (1.6%), implants (1.1%) and IUDs (0.3%). The results of these activities can be illustrated that there is an increase in knowledge about weight gain in injection family planning acceptors in the Work Area of ​​the UPT Puskesmas Larangan, Cirebon City after the respondents received counseling
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