Available online at: http://unikastpaulus.ac.id/jurnal/index.php/jrt/ Randang Tana: Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat E-ISSN: 2622-0636 Volume 3, No 3, Oktober 2020 (130-139) DOI: https://doi.org/10.36928/jrt.v3i3.430 130 | Randang Tana: Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat; E-ISSN: 2622-0636 PENYULUHAN KESEHATAN: “STUNTING DAN CARA PENCEGAHAN” DI DESA LENDA, KECCAMATAN CIBAL BARAT, KABUPATEN MANGGARAI, NTT 1 Oliva Suyen Ningsih 1 Universitas Katolik Indonesia Santu Paulus Ruteng. Jl.Ahmad Yani, No.10 Ruteng, Flores 86508 e-mail: osningsih@gmail.com Abstrak Stunting masih menjadi masalah kesehatan di Indonesia yang berdampak pada gangguan pertumbuhan dan perkembangan anak balita. Tujuan kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat adalah mengetahui kejadian stunting pada anak usia 1─5 tahun dan meningkatkan pengetahuan ibu dengan anak stunting tentang stunting dan penanganannya. Sasaran kegiatan ini adalah anak stunting usia 1─5 dan orang tua dengan anak stunting usia 1─5 tahun di Desa Lenda, Kecamatan Cibal Barat, Kabupaten Manggarai. Kegiatan ini dilaksanakan pada tanggal 30 Maret 2019. Metode yang digunakan meliputi tahap persiapan, pelaksanaan, dan evaluasi. Tahapan persiapan, yakni proses perizinan, observasi lapangan, koordinasi, dan persiapan materi penyuluhan. Tahapan pelaksanaan kegiatan, yakni mengidentifiasi anak usia 1─5 tahun yang mengalami stunting dan memberikan pendidikan kesehatan tentang stunting dan cara pencegahannya. Tahapan evaluasi meliputi interpretasi hasil dan evaluasi pengetahuan ibu dengan anak stunting usia 1─5 tahun mengenai stunting dan cara pencegahannya. Kata kunci: pendidikan kesehatan; stunting. HEALTH EDUCATION: "STUNTING AND PREVENTION" IN LENDA VILLAGE, WEST CIBAL DISTRICT, MANGGARAI REGENCY, EAST NUSA TENGGARA Abstract Stunting is still a major health problem in Indonesia which has an impact on growth and development disorders in children under five. The purpose of community service activities is to know the incidence of stunting in children aged 1-5 years and increase the knowledge of mothers with stunting children in order to know about stunting and its handling. The targets of this activity are stunting children aged 1-5 and parents with stunting children aged 1-5 years in Lenda Village, West Cibal Kec, Kab. Manggarai. This activity was carried out on March 30, 2019. The methods used included the preparation, implementation and evaluation stages. The preparatory stages include the licensing process, field observations, coordination with the Lenda Village Officials, the local Puskesmas and Pustu as well as the preparation of extension materials. Stages of the implementation of activities include identifying children aged 1-5 years who experience stunting and providing health education about stunting and how to prevent it. Evaluation stages include the interpretation of the results, and evaluation of knowledge of mothers with children aged 1-5 years regarding stunting and how to prevent it Keywords: health education; stunting.