https://journal.mediadigitalpublikasi.com/index.php/saluspublica/issue/feed Salus Publica: Journal of Community Service 2025-04-16T07:00:34+00:00 Journal Manager saluspublica@mediadigitalpublikasi.com Open Journal Systems <p>Salus Publica: Journal of Community Service is a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal that focuses on promoting the advancement of knowledge in the field of community service. The journal covers various aspects of community service, including its theoretical foundations, practical applications, policy implications, and more. It covers topics such as community development and empowerment, volunteerism, social entrepreneurship, the role of community organizations, the impact of community service, best practices, ethical and legal aspects, and intersections with other fields such as public health, education, and environmental sustainability. The journal welcomes contributions from multiple disciplines and is committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusiveness. It aims to provide valuable insights for researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and community leaders working towards positive change in communities.</p> https://journal.mediadigitalpublikasi.com/index.php/saluspublica/article/view/363 Health Education on Diabetes Prevention for Family Empowerment and Welfare Women in Lembah Griya Indah Citayam 2025-02-23T08:17:27+00:00 Najla Qonita Putri Jatmiko najlaqonita1022@gmail.com Wirdatul Jannah wirdatuljannah0309@gmail.com Apriningsih apriningsih@upnvj.ac.id <p>Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disease characterized by an increase in human blood sugar levels. Apart from that, an unhealthy lifestyle can also be a cause of diabetes mellitus. Unhealthy lifestyles can include lack of sleep, lack of physical activity such as exercising, not consuming enough fiber, and others. The number of cases of diabetes mellitus continues to increase every year. This can result because many people prefer food and drinks that contain quite a lot of sugar in them. West Java Province recorded an increase in the incidence of diabetes mellitus from 2019 to 2020, from 790,686 diabetes mellitus sufferers in 2019 to 1,218,294 in 2020. The regional health profile of Bogor City recorded that in 2017, 27,000 people were suffering from diabetes mellitus which then increased in 2020 to 71,462 people suffering from diabetes mellitus. This community service aims to provide education to PKK mothers regarding diabetes mellitus which includes definitions, symptoms, and prevention efforts using poster media. This community service was carried out on 10 respondents who were PKK mothers at the Lembah Griya Citayam Housing Complex. This activity uses a pre-test and post-test design which aims to determine differences in the level of knowledge of respondents regarding diabetes mellitus before and after the education was carried out. The statistical test used in this activity is the Paired Sample T-test. The test results show that poster education media with a p-value = 0.000 (p &lt; 0.05) has a significant influence on increasing the level of knowledge of PKK mothers regarding diabetes mellitus. So it can be concluded that poster media is effective in increasing PKK mothers' knowledge about diabetes mellitus</p> 2025-04-16T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2025 Najla Qonita Putri Jatmiko, Wirdatul Jannah, Apriningsih https://journal.mediadigitalpublikasi.com/index.php/saluspublica/article/view/351 Utilization of Plastic Waste with The Ecobrick Method as an Effort to Reduce Plastic Waste in Sukarami Village Bengkulu City 2025-01-13T09:00:26+00:00 Dewi Handayani d.handayani@unib.ac.id Jelita Jelita@gmail.com Muhammad Mukhlisin Alfaro Alfaro@gmail.com Nurul Annisa NurulAnnisa@gmail.com Riesa Tirta Maladewi TirtaMaladewi@gmail.com Tri Septi TriSepti@gmail.com Winda Siptiani WindaSiptiani@gmail.com Wovie Azizah WovieAzizah@gmail.com Yovi Sepriansyah Sepriansyah@gmail.com <p>This community service aims to provide insight into knowledge and solutions that can be applied to reduce plastic waste and recycle it so that it becomes more useful to the community in Sukarami Village, Bengkulu City. The processing of plastic waste, can reduce the negative impact of environmental pollution and increase public awareness of the importance of protecting the surrounding environment. In this era of a creative economy that intensifies information and creativity by relying on ideas and knowledge, one of them is processing plastic waste into eco-bricks that can reduce plastic waste from environmental pollution and can improve the economy of the community in Sukarami Village, Bengkulu City. Bengkulu. Based on the results of these activities, the community is beginning to realize the importance and dangers of waste to the environment and health. In addition, the community was very enthusiastic about this activity and participated in it until it was completed.</p> 2025-04-16T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2025 Dewi Handayani, Jelita, Muhammad Mukhlisin Alfaro, Nurul Annisa, Riesa Tirta Maladewi, Tri Septi, Winda Siptiani, Wovie Azizah, Yovi Sepriansyah