SURABAYA – Nurse Professional Education Program students of the Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Airlangga, conducted a Hospital Health Education (PKRS) session themed “Prevent Diarrhea, Starting from Clean Living Habits” on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. This activity was organized in the Pediatric Outpatient Clinic as an effort to increase public knowledge, particularly among parents and families, regarding the prevention of diarrhea in children through the application of clean and healthy living behaviors in daily life.
This health talk was part of the Nurse Professional students’ practice in the Pediatric Nursing Rotation. Through this event, students provided health education to visitors at the Pediatric Clinic regarding diarrhea, factors that increase diarrhea risks, and preventive measures. The material presented included the importance of washing hands with soap and running water, maintaining food and beverage hygiene, utilizing clean water, and preserving environmental hygiene and sanitation.
The implementation of this education was motivated by the vital importance of early diarrhea prevention, given that children are a vulnerable group to digestive tract infections. Clean and healthy living habits play a critical role in breaking the disease transmission chain, including diarrhea. Through this health education, parents and families are expected to understand that diarrhea prevention relies not only on treatment when a child falls ill, but also starts with simple habits consistently practiced at home. This activity supports the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being through promoting preventive health efforts, and SDG 4: Quality Education through delivering health education to the community.
Through this PKRS initiative, Nurse Professional students of the Faculty of Nursing UNAIR hope that the education provided enhances parental and family awareness to adopt clean and healthy living behaviors and take an active role in preventing childhood diarrhea. Thus, simple habits such as handwashing, maintaining food hygiene, and using clean water can become part of collective efforts toward raising healthier children and fostering a cleaner environment.
Writer: Nurse Professional Students Pediatric Nursing Rotation Group D4.2 Faculty of Nursing Universitas Airlangga
