Peningkatan Pengetahuan Masyarakat tentang Hipertensi dan Diabetes Melitus melalui Edukasi Kesehatan dan Pendampingan Kader Berbasis Komunitas di Desa Morodadi

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Hypertension and diabetes mellitus remain major public health challenges in Indonesia, particularly in rural communities where awareness and preventive practices are still limited. This community service program aimed to improve community knowledge regarding the prevention and early management of hypertension and diabetes mellitus through community-based health education and health cadre assistance in Morodadi Village, Pulau Morotai Regency. The program involved 34 community members and was implemented using a participatory approach, including pre-test, interactive health education delivered by lecturers and students, cadre assistance, discussion sessions, and post-test evaluation. The results demonstrated a substantial improvement in participants' knowledge, with the proportion of participants having good knowledge increasing from 30% before the intervention to 85% after the educational program. The collaboration among the university, village government, community health cadres, and local stakeholders supported the successful implementation of the program. Community-based health education combined with cadre assistance effectively enhanced community knowledge and may serve as a sustainable strategy for preventing hypertension and diabetes mellitus in rural settings.