Pencegahan Penyakit Tidak Menular Melalui Edukasi Cerdik Pada Masyarakat Desa Moyag Kotamobagu

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Non-communicable diseases are the leading causes of death in the world. The World Health Organization reports that 40 million people in the world suffer from non-communicable diseases in 2016. Non-communicable diseases have contributed to 73% of deaths in Indonesia where 26% occurred in adulthood. Non-communicable disease cases in North Sulawesi still represent a serious problem. The prevalence of hypertension was 13,2%, stroke was 13%, the prevalence of diabetes mellitus was 5,3%. The purpose of this service is to increase public knowledge about the prevention of non-communicable diseases in the village. The method used was a door-to-door interactive lecture using leaflet media. The number of participants in this activity was 28 people who were vulnerable to non-communicable diseases. The results showed that there was an increase in knowledge about the prevention of non-communicable diseases with the average difference in the pre-test and post-test knowledge scores of 4.71. Increasing public knowledge about efforts to prevent infectious diseases can be realized by using appropriate education and creative methods.