Problems faced by the people make the most of the family can not provide the need for food. In addition to inability of the family to provide the needs for food, social agencies in the community starts to fail. IHC as a forum for health services in the community is not running as it should. At that time a lot of posyandu inactivated, so that governments and related agencies can not provide health services with good nutrition, especially for vulnerable groups.
In addition to the maximum posyandu malfunction, nutritional knowledge to most people, especially the mothers are still low. They do not know very well how to regulate food (menu) for the whole family anggopta.
How to prepare a good menu so as to meet the nutritional needs will need to be known. Information on how to prepare a menu and nutritional needs at the household level can usually be obtained posyandu. However with the passage of posyandu function, then the information on health and how food arrangements for the family can not be conveyed properly to the public.
The greatest impact is felt on the nutrition of vulnerable groups, such as pregnant women, nursing mothers, infants and toddlers and the elderly. The government tried to continue to solve many of the problems of malnutrition. Our government did not remain silent in addressing the various issues of malnutrition. Some government programs that aim to improve nutritional and health conditions, particularly in the nutrition of vulnerable groups. Nutrition programs are implemented by the current government is revitalizing the neighborhood health center program.
The program aims to reactivate the neighborhood health center in the community. Posyandu active again, can help the government to monitor the health of the community, particularly maternal and child health. Government policies related to efforts to improve nutrition can run. The cadres in posyandu will return to perform their duties in accordance with their respective functions. Because posyandu comes from community to community.
Government policy in public nutrition improvement, among other programs through Feeding (PMT) for infants and toddlers in posyandu and Supplementary Feeding Program For School Children (PMTAS) in elementary school. The program is prioritized in elementary schools located in disadvantaged areas. Both programs are carried out to address the problem of lack of energy and protein nutrition of vulnerable groups especially at.
As for anemia prevention, government assistance for the blood booster pills, especially for pregnant and lactating mothers are given free of charge via the services in posyandu. To address the lack of vitamin A government donated supplementation of high dose vitamin A in infants and young children twice a year. Implementation of vitamin A supplementation performed through posyandu.
This is also done for the prevention of the emergence of nutrient deficiency in the community in the future. Besides prevention programs conducted by the government is to carry out fortification nutrients. Fortification is the addition of certain nutrients in foods. Raw foods are fortified foods are widely consumed, and consumed by all communities.