Current collaborations with health institutions
YARSI University and the Pandeglang District Health Office work together to manage stunting in ten of the district’s communities
In 2021, YARSI University established a collaborative partnership with the Pandeglang Regency Health Office to implement a program aimed at mitigating the prevalence of stunting within the Pandeglang Regency. In this endeavor, YARSI University established collaborative alliances with business entities, including the Charoen Pokphan Indonesia Company and Unilever Indonesia. The primary intervention conducted is the introduction of eggs to kids over six months. Furthermore, there were further provisions for training sessions targeting integrated service post (Posyandu) cadres, nutrition education for expectant mothers, parenting workshops, and counseling services for adolescents. The primary responsibility of the Health Office in these endeavors is to assume leadership in implementing activities related to the distribution of eggs. Their objective is to guarantee that the eggs are effectively delivered to the designated village and received by the intended beneficiaries, namely the toddlers, who are the program’s focal point. The study’s findings indicated that the intake of eggs among a sample of 266 toddlers residing in 10 specific localities with a high prevalence of stunting in Pandelang had a discernible influence on weight growth and height. Additionally, an 11.5% reduction was seen in the prevalence of stunted toddlers.
The implementation of stunting control efforts in the Pandeglang district is expected to continue in 2022. The primary collaborator in this project is the Health Office of the Pandeglang district. Furthermore, the project also garnered backing from the Kedaireka Matching Fund (DIKTI), Bio Farma Company, Charoen Pokphand Foundation Indonesia Company, Optima Consultant, and Bandung Computer and Social Science Expert Community (KAKIS). The implementation of egg treatments for toddlers continues, accompanied by creative activities using the CENTURIONE technique. This approach integrates the domains of nutrition, epigenetics, and cognitive data into a comprehensive framework. The CENTURIONE approach enhances the surveillance process in the Pandeglang region by identifying populations or individuals at risk of malnutrition or stunting and targeting interventions to improve nutritional intake. These interventions are determined based on biological indicators (epigenetic) and anthropometric measurements (integrated) within the siCENTING plus application. The findings of the egg intervention demonstrated a significant rise in the body weight of stunted toddlers and those at risk of stunting in the designated regions.
Additionally, the intervention enhanced Posyandu cadre proficiency in anthropometric measures and education by implementing ‘”nutrimenu”. The findings derived from epigenetic mapping efforts indicate a positive association between stunting characteristics and decreased levels of methylation throughout infants aged 0 to 2 years. The findings from cognitive measuring assessments indicate a significant relationship between educational attainment and income levels and the cognitive performance of children within the age range of 4 to 5 years. Using data inside the Si Centing Plus application has the potential for communities to engage in budgetary planning to reduce stunting prevalence.
The Yarsi University’s website provides access to information on activities related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and population. This information may be found at the following link: https://www.yarsi.ac.id/sdgs-kependudukan/sdgs-universitas-yarsi/
The mass media has reported on the efforts to address stunting in Pandeglang.
https://www.yarsi.ac.id/2022/08/16/bantu-turunkan-stunting-di-pandeglang-universitas-yarsi-terima-ucapan-bupati/
https://www.yarsi.ac.id/2020/03/10/universitas-yarsi-dan-pt-charoen-pokphand-jalin-kerjasama-atasi-stunting-di-pandeglang/
Health outreach programmes
Through Real Work Lectures, students actively partake in the malnutrition management program in Pandeglang Regency.
In 2021, YARSI University students from the Faculty of Medicine will actively participate in all stunting managing efforts in the Pandeglang area via actual work activities. Data on egg distribution, egg consumption, toddler nutrition, teen training, and counseling are all collected with help from the class.
In 2022, the Pandeglang district’s stunting management efforts continued, with full participation from pupils. Students from medicine, psychology, and computer science schools are the most likely to participate in meaningful work-study programs. Pandgelang Regency Health Office, Kedaireka Matching Fund (DIKTI), Bio Farma Company, Charoen Pokphand Foundation Indonesia Company, Optima Consultant, and Bandung Computer and Social Science Expert Community (KAKIS) are all partners that have helped make this project possible. The CENTURIONE approach (Centingplus integration of Nutrition, Epigenetics, and Cognitive data) is being used in novel ways, and egg therapies for children are still going strong. The CENTURIONE method makes keeping tabs on the number of stunted children and adults in the Pandeglang region easier. This allows for more precise targeting of nutrition-based treatments.
The Yarsi THE SDGs website contains information about activities: https://www.yarsi.ac.id/sdgs-kependudukan/sdgs-universitas-yarsi/
Reports in the mainstream media about efforts to deal with stunting in Pandeglang: https://www.yarsi.ac.id/2022/08/16/bantu-turunkan-stunting-di-pandeglang-universitas-yarsi-terima-ucapan-bupati/
https://www.yarsi.ac.id/2020/03/10/universitas-yarsi-dan-pt-charoen-pokphand-jalin-kerjasama-atasi-stunting-di-pandeglang/
In Kresek District, Tangerang Province, medical students participate in milk intervention activities for expectant women and continue to breastfeed mothers in the context of combating malnutrition.
The focus of YARSI University on stunting persists. In the Kresek subdistrict, Tangerang district, YARSI University, in collaboration with PT Kalbe Nutritionals, undertakes milk intervention activities for expectant women and continues for lactating mothers at a particular stunting location. Students in the medical school oversee the distribution of breast milk to expectant women via health cadres, assisting health professionals in measuring Hb levels and nutritional status. Periodically, students also mentor pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers to improve the nutritional status of expectant women and the quality of exclusive breast milk produced by breastfeeding mothers to prevent infant malnutrition.
The Yarsi THE SDGs website contains information about activities:
http://www.yarsi.ac.id/sdgs-kependudukan/sdgs-universitas-yarsi/
Tangerang-related media coverage of stunting managing activities: http://www.yarsi.ac.id/2022/07/19/kick-off-kerjasama-universitas-yarsi-dengan-pt-kalbe-nutrition
Shared sports facilities
Annually, the Faculty of Economics and Business at YARSI University organizes the Yarsi Cup sports tournament, specifically designed for high school students residing in Jakarta.
The Yarsi Cup sports tournament is conducted yearly at the Yarsi University campus, with the primary objective of fostering camaraderie among the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) community members at Yarsi University. The tournament serves as a platform for participants to channel their abilities and refine their talents. Additionally, it serves as a promotional medium for FEB Yarsi University, targeting high school students and their equivalents in the Jakarta region.
Furthermore, it should be noted that the sporting facilities on the YARSI University campus are considered public amenities, hence granting access to those living within the surrounding neighborhood and members of the academic community residing on campus. The sports facility building lending is conducted according to the standards established by YARSI University. The sports facility at YARSI University has an area of 960 square meters and is situated inside the university’s main campus. The sports center area is furnished with diverse amenities, including movable basketball and badminton equipment, seating arrangements for onlookers, scoreboards, futsal goals, restroom facilities, separate changing rooms for males and females, sufficient illumination, and surveillance cameras for security purposes. The sports complex offers its general amenities to residents of the area and members of the student body. The rules established by YARSI University carry out borrowing the sports facility building.
The Yarsi THE SDGs website contains information about activities:
https://www.yarsi.ac.id/sdgs-kependudukan/sdgs-universitas-yarsi/.
Media news about YARSI University FEB Cup activities:
https://www.yarsi.ac.id/2023/07/07/feb-cup-universitas-yarsi-sukses-sma-52-jakarta-juara-1/
Sexual and reproductive health care services for students
Yarsi University PPKS Conducts Training for High School Peer Counselors in Reproductive Health
2019 marked the establishment of the YARSI University PPKS (Family Welfare Service Center) as a consequence of cooperation between YARSI University, the PPAPP (Child Protection Empowerment and Population Control) Office, and the BKKBN (National Population and Family Planning Agency). The establishment of PPKS seeks to provide the academic and greater community with knowledge, training, and skills regarding reproductive health and family resilience. PPKS has held outreach and training programs for community members, university students, and high school students throughout 2021. In 2022, PPKS Yarsi elected anti-violence ambassadors, figures from higher education students associated with Anti-Violence.
The Yarsi THE SDGs website contains information about activities: http://www.yarsi.ac.id/sdgs-kependudukan/sdgs-universitas-yarsi/
Activities related to the YARSI University FEB Cup in the media.
https://www.yarsi.ac.id/2021/12/22/ppks-yarsi-sukses-gelar-pelatihan-konselor-sebaya-kesehatan-reproduksi-siswa-slta/
https://www.yarsi.ac.id/2022/06/22/kadis-dppapp-dki-jakarta-ir-tuty-kusumawati-mm-60-sampai-70-remaja-maupun-dewasa-di-indonesia-lebih-nyaman-bercerita-kepada-teman/
Mental health support
YARSI University academic community members are available to consult with the YARSI University PPKS organization.
A cooperation agreement between YARSI University, the PPAPP (Child Protection Empowerment and Population Control) Office, and BKKBN (National Population and Family Planning Agency) led to the establishment of the YARSI University PPKS (Family Welfare Service Center) in 2019. PPKS seeks to educate the academic community and the general public on reproductive health and family resilience.
Creating the YARSI University Friends of Women and Children Post (Pos Sapa) is one of the PPKS initiatives.
Pos Sapa UY is a highly strategic and relevant service available to everyone in need. It operates online Monday through Sunday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and offline from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The Yarsi THE SDGs website contains information about activities: https://www.yarsi.ac.id/sdgs-kependudukan/sdgs-universitas-yarsi/
Press reports about Pos SAPA YARSI University
https://www.yarsi.ac.id/2021/09/23/peduli-keadilan-siap-layani-masyarakat-pos-sapa-uy-bagus-banget/
https://www.yarsi.ac.id/2022/03/13/hari-perempuan-internasional-pos-sapa-beri-kiat-jadi-perempuan-mandiri-tangguh/
https://www.yarsi.ac.id/2022/02/28/permendikbud-no-30-tercakup-semua-di-pos-sapa-yarsi-terdepan-cegah-kekerasan-seksual/
Smoke-free policy
YARSI University campus is a non-smoking area
YARSI University has a no-smoking policy on campus, which is supported by the Decree of the Chancellor of YARSI University Number 071/INT/SK/REK/UY/II/2019 concerning the Determination of the Yarsi University Campus Area as a No Smoking Area. The contents of the decree are a) Establishing the YARSI University campus area as a No Smoking Area and Excluding particular smoking areas that are physically separated and located outside the building and not adjacent to the entrance and exit of the YARSI University Building from the No Smoking Area as referred to in the First Dictum.
As a reminder to the academic community, the campus warns about no smoking in strategic places.
