EMPOWERMENT OF CADRES ON CHILD DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE USE OF THE FIRST 1000 DAYS OF LIFE CALENDAR IN THE PASIRKLIKI COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER WORK AREA, NORTH CIMAHI

Introduction Nutritional problems occur in every life cycle, starting from the womb (foetus), infants, children, adults and old age. The period of the first two years of life is a critical period, because during this time there is rapid growth and development. One of the nutritional problems suffered by toddlers is stunting, which is a short or very short body condition that occurs due to malnutrition and repeated diseases for a long time in the fetal period to the first 2 years of a child's life (Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016). Methods activities are carried out in the Posyandu Pasirkaliki cadre group, Cimahi Utara District, Cimahi City. The activity plan is in the form of education about child growth and development, checking growth and development in toddlers and assisting stunting toddlers. Objectives Provide education and mentoring, with the target of increasing knowledge and skills on growth and development monitoring detection and early detection of stunting in cadres. The results showed a significant increase in the mean score of participants' knowledge from 83.39 to 87.14. The increase in knowledge is supported by the ability of cadres to improve Early Detection of Stunting skills.