The Community Service Lecturer Team of the Faculty of Kep Unhas together with the Faculty of Kep Student Team held a Community Service activity with the theme “Dementia Training as a Form of Involvement and Increasing Public Awareness in the Productive Age Group at SMAN 4 Sidrap” on Thursday (12/06) at SMAN 4 Sidrap, Jl. Lasinrang No. 94 Rappang, Panca Rijang District, Sidenreng Rappang Regency.
This activity is part of the Unhas Research and Community Service Institute (LP2M) program, namely the 2025 Community Partnership Program (PPMU-PK-M) related to community service which is held annually and carried out by teams of lecturers and students from the Faculty of Nursing, Hasanuddin University
The Principal of SMAN 4 Sidrap (Kastams, S.Si., M.Pd) opened the event saying that “this activity is very much needed for high school students to ensure the involvement of adolescents not only in terms of knowledge but also in a holistic understanding of dementia that is relevant to conditions and builds deep social empathy and their intellectual capacity as a productive age group” he explained
Continued with the official opening by giving a speech from the head of the Community Service team Akbar Harisa, S.Kep., Ns., PMNC., MN who said that “this activity is one of the implementations of the Tri Dharma of higher education, namely carrying out community service which aims to improve student understanding so that agents of change are created who are able to reduce the stigma against dementia in society” he explained. The speakers came from lecturers of the Nursing Study Program. The Head of the Community Service Team, Akbar Harisa, S.Kep., Ns., PMNC., MN emphasized that the stigma of dementia exacerbates social exclusion so that stigma reduction is a priority. Therefore, “Dementia Training in the Productive Age Group” is designed not only to increase understanding, but also to create more caring and inclusive agents of change, in line with SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-Being) and 4 (Quality Education).
The activity continued with the provision of a Pre-test to students which aims to test students’ understanding of the material to be presented, then the delivery of material by Akbar Harisa, S.Kep., Ns., PMNC., MN, and Abdul Majid, S.Kep., Ns., M.Kep., Sp.KMB as well as discussions, and the provision of post-tests to students.
We hope that the program can continue to be felt or continued by program participants after the activity is complete. This can be seen from how the partner’s problems develop and whether there are still obstacles that need to be discussed together to resolve the problem.