Pengendalian dan pencegahan hipertensi melalui pengenalan Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertention (DASH) dengan pemanfaatan buku saku dan media daring

Feranita  Utama; Windi Indah Fajar Ningsih; Desri Maulina  Sari

doi:10.32539/Hummed. V2I2.54

Feranita Utama Program Studi Ilmu Kesehatan Masyarakat, Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat, Universitas Sriwijaya
Windi Indah Fajar Ningsih Program Studi Gizi, Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat, Universitas Sriwijaya
Desri Maulina Sari Program Studi Gizi, Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat, Universitas Sriwijaya

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32539/Hummed.%20V2I2.54

Keywords: Hypertension, Diet, DASH, Online Media

Abstract

Hypertension is a non-communicable disease (NCD) and becomes health problem often found among employees. Somebody who spent time in the office for approximately eight hours in five working days, did not do regular exercise due to no time to exercise and ate foods that were not in accordance with the guidelines for balanced nutrition so that it leads to the risk of hypertension. The problem-solving framework used in this activity was to provide education related to the management and precaution of hypertension through the introduction of a DASH diet with the used of pocket books and online Whatsapp group media for employees at Sriwijaya University. In general, education and introduction to the DASH diet were considered quite successful. As many as 30 participants involved but 24 fulled fill the pretest and only 20 finished post -test. This community service activity was expected that the community will be able to recognize and apply the concept of the DASH diet that can control and prevent hypertension.