The Natuna Regency Government is finalizing strategic steps to integrate the simultaneous stunting prevention intervention program with the Free Health Check (CKG) program. This coordinated effort was discussed in a cross-sector meeting led by the Head of the Natuna Regional Development Planning, Research, and Development Agency (Bapperida), Perida Moestofa Albakry, alongside the Head of the Natuna Health Office, Hikmat Aliansyah, and representatives from related Regional Government Organizations (OPD).
This effort is a direct follow-up to the Circular Letter of the Governor of the Riau Islands concerning the implementation of simultaneous stunting prevention interventions at the provincial level. Perida Moestofa emphasized that the success of this action program relies heavily on solid synergy across all levels of government, from the village, sub-district, district, to the regency level.
The simultaneous intervention program is designed for the early detection of nutritional issues in priority groups, namely prospective brides, pregnant women, and toddlers. Through this program, the local government is committed to providing appropriate nutritional interventions, educating the general public, and strengthening the sustainable stunting prevention system in line with central government directives.
On the other hand, the Natuna Regency Health Office is working to align this action with the Free Health Check service to optimize public attendance at community health centers. The CKG program targets not only groups vulnerable to stunting but spans the entire human life cycle, including newborns, children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly, as an early detection measure for disease risk factors.
To ensure field effectiveness, the Health Office emphasized compliance with ten directives from the Ministry of Home Affairs. These operational steps include targeting data validity, providing standardized anthropometric measuring tools in integrated health posts (posyandu), building the capacity of health volunteers, utilizing local food ingredients for supplementary feeding, and recording health data digitally and in real-time.
To widely publicize this program, the Natuna Communication and Informatics Office (Diskominfo) declared its readiness to produce accurate and easily understandable educational materials for the public. Closing the coordination meeting, the Head of Bapperida urged sub-district heads and village chiefs to directly oversee the implementation on the ground to optimally achieve the target of improving the health status of the Natuna community.
