PEMANTIK (Pemberdayaan Masyarakat dengan Teknik Infused Water Kreatif) sebagai Upaya Pengendalian Hipertensi di RW 06 Kelurahan Mugarsari

Abstract

Hypertension is one of the issues in Indonesia, including in RW 06 Mugarsari Village. In recent years, hypertension has consistently ranked among the top five diseases with the highest number of sufferers in the Mugarsari sub-district. This happens because many people still do not understand hypertension and how to manage it. The consumption of infused water is one of the hypertension management methods that has been proven to lower blood pressure.

Based on these issues, this community service activity was carried out. The purpose of this community service activity is to increase public knowledge about hypertension and to introduce cucumber-infused water as a natural alternative that can help control hypertension using local plants.The method used in this community service is counseling and training on making cucumber-infused water which goes through three stages: planning, implementation, and evaluation. The result of this community service is an increase in public knowledge about hypertension, evidenced by the improvement in pretest and posttest scores, and the community's skills in making cucumber-infused water independently.