Jurnal Layanan Masyarakat (Journal of Public Services)

EMPOWERING ADOLESCENTS AS STUNTING PREVENTION AGENTS: SWABANTU PROGRAM THROUGH ANTHROPOMETRIC SCREENING TRAINING AND PRACTICE

2025-05-20T08:21:30+07:00

Stunting is a chronic nutritional problem that remains a public health challenge, including in Sidoarjo Regency. Adolescents play a strategic role as agents of change in stunting prevention through information dissemination and direct involvement in nutritional screening. This community service activity aims to empower adolescents through an educational and participatory approach integrated into the Swabantu Program. The activities include increasing knowledge, training on anthropometric measurement skills, and field practice with the guidance of healthcare personnel and cadres. The participants comprised 40 adolescents, health cadres, and 10 community leaders. The activities were conducted in four sessions, which included: providing material on stunting and adolescent reproductive health; training in the measurement skills of height, weight, and upper arm circumference; conducting measurements on eight toddlers; and presenting and interpreting the results. The implementation methods included interactive lectures, question and answer, group discussions, skill stations, field practice, and evaluation using pre-tests and post-tests. Learning media included educational modules, early detection identification sheets, and measuring tools such as microtoise, digital scales, and upper arm circumference tapes. The pre-test and post-test instruments were validated by experts and analyzed descriptively, with paired t-tests used to measure intervention effectiveness. The results showed an average knowledge score increase from 58.2 to 78.6 (p < 0.05), with 100% of participants performing anthropometric measurements correctly. Qualitative data were analyzed thematically through observation and discussions. Assessments of the eight toddlers showed that all had normal height, 62.5% were underweight, and 87.5% had normal upper arm circumference. Challenges during implementation included limited field practice time, variation in participant understanding, and coordination with toddler families. Nevertheless, this activity successfully enhanced adolescents' knowledge, skills, and potential as community agents in stunting prevention.

COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT THROUGH PRODUCT INNOVATION AND UTILIZATION OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY, PRODUCTIVITY, AND PROMOTION OF MSMES IN TANJUNGSARI VILLAGE IN THE ERA OF SOCIETY 5.0

2025-02-21T15:50:47+07:00

Tanjungsari Village, Panekan District, Magetan Regency, East Java has been known as a rabbit village since the 1980s and has won a national award as a rabbit center from President Soeharto in 1985. However, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in this village face several obstacles, including low innovation in rabbit-based processed products, unattractive product packaging, and limitations in utilizing digital technology for marketing. PKM IMRIS aims to increase the capacity of MSMEs through a participatory approach with training in innovation in processed rabbit floss products, development of packaging designs, and utilization of digital platforms such as the Shopee marketplace and social media for promotion and sales. Activities are carried out through lectures, training, and intensive mentoring. The results of the program show a significant increase in partner skills, both in producing innovative processed products and packaging, and in utilizing digital technology to expand market reach. This program has succeeded in making partners competitive digital innovation and marketing agents, as well as strengthening the identity of Tanjungsari Village as a center for superior rabbit-based products. of UMKM products in Tanjungsari Village. Success Indicators: (a) Partners are able to create product innovations in processing and packaging of rabbit floss which is a unique potential of Tanjungsari Village; (b) Partners are able to create product innovations in packaging for UMKM products in Tanjungsari Village, and (c) Partners are able to utilize digital market place technology shopee and social media for promotion and marketing of UMKM products in Tanjungsari Village.

EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING FOR FLOOD TIDES: ENHANCING PREPAREDNESS OF THE KEDUNG COWEK COASTAL COMMUNITY, SURABAYA

2025-04-14T13:48:14+07:00

Tidal flooding is one of the hydrometeorological disasters caused by extreme weather that frequently affects the coastal area of Kampung Nelayan, Kedung Cowek Subdistrict, Surabaya City. Based on risk analysis, the community’s level of knowledge and attitude in responding to disasters plays a crucial role in mitigation efforts; thus, training and the initiation of a disaster response community are necessary. This community service program aimed to provide theoretical education and practical training on Basic Life Support (BLS), accompanied by the initiation of a fishermen disaster response community for 35 people of Kampung Nelayan, Kedung Cowek. The program was conducted at the Kedung Cowek Village Hall and included: (1) BLS education through presentations, (2) practical simulation of chest compressions using a mannequin and evacuation with a stretcher, (3) distribution of personal protective equipment for fishermen, and (4) the establishment of a disaster response community. Improvements in knowledge and attitude were measured using pre- and post-test questionnaires and analyzed with the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test in SPSS with significance level at 0,05. The results showed a significant increase in knowledge (68.66 ± 21.68 vs 95.33 ± 2.61) and attitude (50.71 ± 14.24 vs 64.95 ± 3.27) (p < 0.01). The initiation of a disaster response coastal community is expected to strengthen the tidal flood management system through adequate BLS provision, so the capacity and resilience of coastal communities are sustainably maintained.

TRAINING ON USE OF USER-FRIENDLY R-SHINY PROGRAM FOR DETERMINING NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF TODDLERS AT POSYANDU IN THE WORKING AREA OF THE SOBO BANYUWANGI COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER

2025-05-28T11:40:26+07:00

Stunting is a form of malnutrition that serves as an important indicator for monitoring the growth and development of toddlers. However, assessing the nutritional status of toddlers does not stop at stunting, but includes a comprehensive understanding of the child's nutritional condition in real time, especially by mothers who have toddlers. Although the prevalence of stunting in Indonesia has decreased, achieving the target reduction to 14% by 2024 still requires significant efforts. This community service activity aims to improve the nutritional literacy and technical skills of posyandu cadres and mothers of infants in utilizing a user-friendly R-Shiny-based application, both in web and Android versions. This application allows users to input anthropometric data of infants (weight-for-age, height-for-age, and BMI-for-age), and then automatically generates growth charts based on reference standards. The activity was conducted in a hybrid format on June 29, 2024, with a total of 69 participants (35 offline cadres and 34 online cadres). Evaluation results showed a significant increase in cadres' knowledge, with an average post-test score (76.81) higher than the pre-test score (71.66) and a p-value from the paired t-test of 0.008. Additionally, participants gave high satisfaction scores, with an average above 75 on all indicators. The program also provides intensive mentoring and long-term monitoring to ensure smooth application use. With a data-driven approach sensitive to regional characteristics, this program is expected to serve as an innovative, sustainable, and replicable community service model in other areas to accelerate stunting reduction efforts.

ROBOTICS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TRAINING FOR STUDENTS IN INTENSIF TARUNA PEMBANGUNAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL SURABAYA

2025-02-21T15:26:53+07:00

Artificial Intelligence is a new science that is currently being widely developed and used in all aspects to solve various tasks and problems. In advanced robotics systems, AI is used in robots to understand, reason, and act autonomously in complex environments. So far, partners still borrow robots from other agencies during robotics extracurricular activities. This community service activity aims to introduce Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics technology to high school students and hone students' skills and can develop extracurricular robotics. This activity is in the form of training that begins with providing material on the topic of AI and robotics. This training began with providing AI and robotics materials attended by 30 students and took place in the computer laboratory of SMA Intensive Taruna Pembangunan Surabaya (SMA ITP Surabaya). The robot used is an arm robot, a robot that is often used in industry for various tasks. To determine the increase in knowledge and skills, pre-test and post-test methods are carried out before and after the training and case studies/projects are provided at the end of the training. There was an increase in student knowledge of 18.77% and student skills as evidenced by all (10) groups being able to move the target. With this activity, SMA ITP Surabaya has a robotics module in the form of an arm robot and is able to develop and increase student interest in robotics extracurricular activities.

HALAL CERTIFICATION EDUCATION AND GUIDANCE FOR SEMAR MESEM CHICKEN SLAUGHTERHOUSE (RPA) MICRO BUSINESS IN BANJARSENGON VILLAGE, PATRANG SUB-DISTRICT, JEMBER REGENCY

2025-02-21T15:56:12+07:00

Products from slaughtered animals need to have halal certification to ensure the peace of mind of Indonesian consumers, most of whom are Muslims. The development of micro-scale poultry slaughtering businesses has raised questions about whether chicken meat circulating in the community meets the requirements of safe, healthy, intact and halal (ASUH) quality. The purpose of this activity is to provide education, socialization, and assistance in obtaining halal certification to expand marketing and increase the turnover of entrepreneurs at the Semar Mesem Chicken Slaughterhouse (RPA). The method used is to conduct socialization through FGD and assistance in submitting halal certification in the field. Socialization and technical guidance regarding halal and halal certification were carried out by inviting speakers from the Madani Halal Center. The FGD activity was attended by business owners and employees with a total of 25 participants. The activity was assistance in preparing administrative files for submitting halal certification, determining the halal management team, preparing the Halal Assurance System (SJH) manual, facilitation assistance and education on halal policies, and assistance in online registration for halal certification through SiHalal. Participants’ knowledge after the socialization increased from 16% to 80%. After going through these stages, it is hoped that RPA Semar Mesem can immediately obtain a halal certificate for its business.

OPTIMIZING THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR THE CREATION OF PROMOTIONAL CONTENT AND LEARNING IN THE BOARDING SCHOOL

2025-02-21T10:10:17+07:00

Darul Ittihad Islamic Boarding School (Pondok Pesantren Darul Ittihad), as a traditional educational institution, faces challenges in optimizing the use of information technology, particularly Artificial Intelligence (AI), for the development of promotional and instructional content. This community service program (PKM) aims to enhance the pesantren's capacity to utilize AI and digital design applications such as Canva. The activity was conducted in three phases: preparation, implementation, and evaluation. During the preparation phase, the team conducted a needs assessment survey and developed relevant training materials. The implementation phase consisted of two training sessions, focusing on the creation of AI-based promotional and educational content. Evaluation was carried out by collecting participant feedback through a questionnaire distributed via Google Forms. The evaluation results indicated a high level of participant satisfaction, with an average score of 3.24 out of 4. Additionally, 88% of participants successfully completed the independent assignments provided after the training, demonstrating a significant improvement in skills. This program concludes that the integration of AI into teaching and promotional processes at Darul Ittihad has the potential to enhance communication effectiveness, increase content relevance, and better prepare students to face the challenges of the digital era.

COMMUNITY SERVICE APPLICATION OF SPIRITUAL MINDFULNESS COMBINATION WITH SELF-REGULATION IN REDUCING ANXIETY IN PNEUMONIA PATIENTS

2024-11-13T08:30:11+07:00

Pneumonia, a serious respiratory infection, remains a significant global health challenge in the modern era. This disease not only impacts the physical health of patients, but also often triggers deep anxiety and requires intervention. One form of intervention that can be given is a spiritual approach through mindfulness meditation combined with a self-regulation theory approach to provide positive stimuli in reducing anxiety in pneumonia patients. This community service focuses on implementing a spiritual mindfulness intervention approach combined with self-regulation in reducing anxiety in pneumonia patients. This method is implemented through a series of sessions involving: 1) Introduction to the concept of mindfulness and basic techniques; 2) Integration of spiritual elements according to each patient's beliefs; 3) Self-regulation training, including breathing and relaxation techniques; 4) Daily mindfulness practice with guidance; 5) Group discussions to share experiences and support each other. The characteristics of the participants are an average age of 45.6 years and female gender (60%) is more dominant. The average duration of pneumonia is 14.3 days. Before the intervention, the average score of the patient's anxiety level was 24.8 (indicating moderate anxiety). After being given mindfulness activities, participants showed improvements in their anxiety conditions, the average score was 14.2 (indicating a significant decrease). The combination of mindfulness, spiritual approaches, and self-regulation showed very promising results in reducing anxiety levels in pneumonia patients. This holistic approach combines meditation techniques, spiritual practices, and emotion management strategies for patients.

FINANCIAL BOOKKEEPING TRAINING FOR BUMDES AND MSME MANAGERS IN KANDANGAN VILLAGE, SENDURO SUBDISTRICT, LUMAJANG REGENCY: A PRE- AND POST-SURVEY TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF BUSINESS AND BUMDES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

2025-02-21T15:53:47+07:00

Kandangan Village, Senduro District, Lumajang, East Java is one of the villages with many agricultural and livestock potentials. Through the existence of Village-Owned Enterprises (BUMDes), this potential can provide benefits for the welfare of the village community. However, the limited financial bookkeeping capabilities of both BUMDes administrators and people who have businesses mean that the potential of Kandangan Village has not provided more benefits in increasing the local economy and income of BUMDes Kandangan Village. Through BUMDes Panca Karya Mandiri, Kandangan Village, Lumajang, East Java, in collaboration with the Faculty of Economics and Business, Airlangga University, held a training session to enhance the knowledge and skills of BUMDes and the village community in financial bookkeeping to support the improvement of the local economy. The implementation of this training was carried out for three days which took place at the Kandangan Village Hall. The use of pre-post training surveys in this training was used to measure the effectiveness of training activities on training participants. The results of the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test showed that there was an increase in understanding related to financial bookkeeping for training participants after the training was carried out.

IMPLEMENTATION OF MOBILE APPLICATION ‘SMARTSEA UNAIR’ TO INCREASE SALES PRODUCT FOR FISHERMEN IN MUNCAR DISTRICT, BANYUWANGI REGENCY

2025-06-10T08:12:25+07:00

The community service initiative conducted in Muncar District, Banyuwangi Regency, aim to address a fundamental issue: the limited market access faced by local fishermen. This initiative aligns with the goals of sustainable development, particularly in promoting decent work opportunities and robust economic growth. Enhancing market access is expected to increase fishermen’s incomes, thereby helping to reduce poverty in the fisheries sector. The Participatory Action Research (PAR) method was deemed appropriate for addressing the issues faced by 15 fishing partners. The initial steps included field observations and focus group discussions (FGDs) with seven partners to identify the core problems. To address these challenges, the community service team proposed the use of a mobile application called SmartSea Unair. This app is intended to improve the effectiveness of fish marketing. Initial evaluations using pre-tests (48%) and post-tests (52%) indicated an increase in the partners' knowledge. Further results, gathered through interviews with one of the partners, revealed that SmartSea Unair not only enhanced the fishermen families understanding but also delivered broader benefits. Notably, the app enabled partners to directly sell their fishery products to consumers outside of Java Island.

DIGITAL MARKETING IMPLEMENTATION TRAINING: PRODUCT PHOTOS, PACKAGING DESIGN, AND CONTENT DESIGN AS AN EFFORT TO OPTIMIZE PRODUCT VALUE

2025-04-21T23:01:45+07:00

In an increasingly competitive digital era, micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) face challenges in marketing their products effectively due to limited digital understanding, lack of visual design skills, and low quality product photos. This problem has a direct impact on the competitiveness and selling value of MSME products, especially within the 'Aisyiyah Surabaya Branch Leadership. To overcome this, digital marketing implementation training was carried out which included product photography techniques, packaging design, and content creation using simple devices such as smartphones and the Canva application. The training method is carried out in several stages: delivery of educational materials, direct practice with mentoring, and post-activity evaluation through the collection of participants' work and focus group discussions (FGD). This training was attended by 32 MSME participants and was held at MI Muhammadiyah 27, Surabaya. The results of the activity showed an improvement, namely as many as 85% of participants understood the concept of digital marketing, 75% produced product photos that are worthy of publication, 70% were able to design attractive packaging, and 65% succeeded in creating content that increases customer interaction. Despite obstacles such as limited devices and time, this training has proven to be effective in improving MSME digital marketing skills and encouraging product value optimization in the digital market. In the future, advanced training is recommended to include aspects of financial management and access to sharia financing as support for business sustainability.

IMPLEMENTATION OF HYBRID PLTS AND ELECTRIC BIKES AS AN EFFORT TOWARD GO GREEN TOURISM ON NGIROBOYO BEACH PACITAN

2025-03-05T11:29:25+07:00

Ngiroboyo Beach in Pacitan Regency has great potential as a tourist destination because of its natural beauty. In addition to having a distinctive sea panorama and black sand, this beach also has interesting geothermal potential to be developed. The potential of Ngiroboyo Beach, which has not been widely explored, has led to this community service program being carried out to develop geothermal tourism destinations based on renewable energy, with a focus on increasing access to environmentally friendly electricity and improving tourism facilities. The stages of the activity include socialization, training, and mentoring for tourism awareness groups (Pokdarwis) regarding the use of renewable energy through the installation of hybrid PLTS and electric bicycles. The installed hybrid PLTS can produce an electricity capacity of around 400 Watts at peak lighting, as a concrete result of the implementation of this program. The electricity generated through the hybrid PLTS can be used for electricity loads for lights and sound systems to support tourism activities. The training was conducted to strengthen the capacity of the community in managing tourism facilities based on renewable energy. The evaluation results showed a positive response from the participants, who expressed high satisfaction with the implementation of the program. This program is expected to be the first step in promoting the concept of sustainable tourism in Pacitan Regency and supporting sustainable development goals (SDGs), especially in the fields of clean energy and sustainable infrastructure.

PUBLIC SPEAKING AND COPYWRITING IN SME’S PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AT PLUT-KUMKM BATU CITY, EAST JAVA PROVINCE

2025-04-21T23:37:32+07:00

This community service aims to increase sales and product promotion through efforts to improve public speaking and copywriting skills for business actors. The target of this community service activity is business actors who are members and are fostered by the Integrated Business Service Center for Cooperatives and UMKM (PLUT-KUMKM) in Batu City, East Java. For this reason, the Department of Public Administration of Airlangga University will partner with the Integrated Business Service Center for Cooperatives and UMKM (PLUT KUMKM) in Batu City, East Java to hold a community service program at the location. Community service activities will provide public speaking and copywriting training for business actors who are members of the PLUT-KUMKM in Batu City. Activities will be carried out through three main stages: preparation, implementation, and evaluation. The preparation stage involves collecting and compiling relevant political and civil literacy materials. Furthermore, the implementation stage will involve counseling, workshops, and group discussions to provide in-depth understanding to business actors. The evaluation stage will be carried out to measure the effectiveness of the program and obtain feedback from participants. This activity is expected to provide a fundamental contribution to increasing sales, promotions, marketing coverage areas and the quality of MSME products. Through this community service activity, it is hoped that business actors in the PLUT KUMKM Batu City will become more aware of how public speaking and copy writing in a business product will compete in a dynamic environment by utilizing digital technology.

BOOSTING ORGANIC RICE FARMER COMPETENCY THROUGH ORGANIC PESTICIDE PRODUCTION TRAINING IN SUMPIUH VILLAGE BANYUMAS DISTRICT

2025-05-06T09:26:59+07:00

The Gatos Farmers Group in Sumpiuh Village, Banyumas District, has consistently cultivated organic rice over the past two years. This initiative was driven by awareness of the negative impacts of conventional rice farming, particularly the use of chemical inputs, on both the environment and human health. As part of the support provided to the organic rice cultivation efforts of the Gatos Farmers Group, this community service program involved organic pesticide production training and pratice, aimed to enhance farmers' knowledge and equip them with technical skills to produce organic pesticides using natural materials readily available in their surroundings. The training began with participatory planning, followed by lectures on the subject, and continued with hands-on practice in making organic pesticides. The training successfully improved farmers' knowledge of organic pesticides, as evidenced by the increase in post-test scores compared to pre-test scores, further validated through statistical testing using a paired sample t-test. Post-training monitoring indicates that members of the Gatos Farmers Group have adopted organic pesticide production and applied it to their rice farming.

HEALTH EDUCATION ON THE ROLE OF SPIRITUAL APPROACHES IN IMPROVING MOTIVATION OF HIV-INFECTED WOMEN AT THE TULUNGAGUNG AIDS COMMISSION

2025-02-11T10:05:37+07:00

The trend of HIV and AIDS cases in Indonesia still shows a high number and since 2002 there has been a phenomenon of many housewives with HIV positive. The high number of HIV and AIDS cases in women in Indonesia is a highlight that needs to be given a solution, because mothers who bear and care for children until adulthood, so it is very important to have high knowledge to prevent HIV and AIDS. Providing education also requires a spiritual approach to increase the motivation of mothers in preventing the emergence of new cases of HIV. The purpose of this community service is to provide health education to housewives to increase motivation in preventing transmission. Community service activities are carried out using direct methods by giving lectures and motivators to PLHIV in Tulungagung Regency. Activities are carried out in the meeting room, Tulungagung AIDS Control Commission. The method of implementing community service is counseling via powerpoint and video. Participants are 25 active female PLHIV who are members of the Tulungagung KPA. The results of the pre- and post-test assessments showed a significant difference and showed an increase from the results before counseling and after being given materials on spirituality, so that the motivation of female PLHIV increased. The results of the pre-test assessment showed that the average knowledge of housewives was 32.46%, while after being given health education the results increased to an average of 92.57%. Spirituality is an aspect of the human personality that empowers and influences individuals in living their lives. Spirituality is a dimension related to finding meaning and purpose in life, realizing the ability to use resources and strengths within oneself, having feelings related to God, oneself and the environment.