Keselarasan Kesehatan dan Budaya dalam Mencegah Stunting

Abstract

Recently stunting is seen from the perspective of health, economy and education which lacks an integrated paradigm. Where poverty and low education cause the lower class to be unable to meet nutritional needs in the first 1000 days of a child's life. However, the fact is that stunting also occurs in the upper middle class in urban areas. Those who have economic, educational, information and easy access to health facilities to prevent stunting. For this reason, it is necessary to build public awareness to be involved in creating a healthy lifestyle that is in harmony with local culture so that it is easy to implement. Thus, stunting prevention and management efforts can be integrated where the health dimension is closely related to local cultural life.