Managerial Approach in Overcoming Stunting through Health and Nutrition

Abstract

 Stunting is one of the main problems in public health that is still widely encountered in developing countries, including Indonesia. Stunting not only has an impact on children’s physical growth, but also has long-term implications for the quality of human resources, productivity, and national development. Given the importance of this issue, this study aims to analyze the effectiveness of managerial approaches in overcoming stunting through health and nutrition programs implemented at the regional level. The research method used is a literature study, by analyzing various scientific sources related to health and nutrition program management and stunting prevention efforts. Data was obtained from journal articles, research reports, and relevant policy documents. The results of the study show that the implementation of management functions, namely planning, organizing, directing, and controlling, is systematically able to increase the effectiveness of health and nutrition programs in reducing stunting rates. Key success factors include strategic coordination between health workers in the field, policy support from local governments, active community involvement, and ongoing monitoring and evaluation of programs. This study also found that weak managerial capacity is one of the main obstacles in the implementation of the program, so efforts are needed to strengthen managerial competence in all lines of program implementation. Thus, this study recommends the need to strengthen management capacity, develop more effective collaborative strategies, and supervise sustainable programs to achieve the national stunting reduction target. These findings are expected to serve as a reference for policymakers and public health practitioners in designing and implementing management-based interventions to tackle stunting in Indonesia.