THE EFFECT OF NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM TO INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT OBESITY PREVENTION AT SANGKHOM ISLAM WITTAYA SCHOOL THAILAND
Abstract
Adolescent obesity has become a global health problem that continues to increase every year, with various long-term impacts on physical and mental health. Community service was conducted at Sangkhom Islam Wittaya School in Thailand from August to September 2024. The pre-study conducted in July 2024 showed a high rate of obesity in adolescents, especially in boys. The solution provided is nutrition education related to obesity prevention to increase knowledge about obesity, healthy lifestyles, and healthy diets for adolescents. This community program is to contribute to SDGs target 3 because this activity focuses on achieving good health and well-being for all age ranges. This method is applied through problem identification, discussion with partners, and program implementation with counseling, practice, and assessment through pre-test and post- test. Participants who participated in this study amounted to 30 elementary school students, the success rate of the program in the implemented community service had a high success rate to achieve the objectives The effectiveness of this program can be evaluated through the analysis of concrete pre-test and post-test data. The output obtained are in the form of international seminar papers, records share through internet video platforms, final report, and posters.
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