Education on non-communicable disease (hypertension) for the elderly in banaran hamlet

Abstract

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including hypertension, pose a serious health challenge due to their increasing prevalence, particularly among the elderly. Health education is an effective way to reduce the risk of NCDs through healthy lifestyle changes. This community service program aims to raise public awareness of the importance of a healthy lifestyle and reduce unhealthy food consumption. The community service method begins with blood pressure checks in the community in Banaran Hamlet, Playen, Gunungkidul, followed by a pre-test to determine the level of community knowledge, an educational process, and a post-test to measure the absorption of knowledge. The community service results show that most respondents have high blood pressure, and their understanding has improved after being educated. Increasing community knowledge about hypertension is expected to raise public awareness of the disease.