The Faculty of Public Health (FPH) Universitas Indonesia (UI) received a visit from Cirebon 7 Public High School students on Monday, December 19, 2022. Received at the Doctoral Promotion Room, the purpose of this visit was to provide briefing to students regarding FPH UI as an insight before graduation. Attended by 110 students and 4 accompanying teachers, this visit presented the Academic Manager of FPH UI, Dr. Laila Fitria, S.K.M., M.K.M., and Secretary of the Undergraduate Nutrition Study Program, Wahyu Kurnia Yusrin Putra, S.K.M., M.K.M., as resource persons.
“FPH UI is a faculty that teaches how to prevent disease in the community. This is called preventive action or prevention, ” Dr. Laila explained the science of public health to the visiting participants. In line with the purpose of this visit, Dr. Laila also explained about the general profile of FPH UI, such as the number of study programs owned, a brief explanation of each study program, information on the stringency of prospective student admission, learning curriculum, study methods, graduate competencies, graduate job prospects, scholarships, and so on.
Meanwhile, the Secretary of the Undergraduate Nutrition Study Program, Wahyu Kurnia Yusrin Putra, S.K.M., M.K.M., focused on explaining the Nutrition Study Program owned by FPH UI. The material begins by discussing issues in nutrition, especially diet. Wahyu Kurnia explained a lot about a healthy diet and the importance of balanced nutrition for the community, especially young women. “The best diet to follow is a balanced nutritional diet where nutrient intake is adjusted according to needs and balanced proportions,” said Wahyu Kurnia.
During this visit, it was also explained that FPH UI apart from having a Nutrition Undergraduate Study Program also has a Public Health Undergraduate Study Program, Environmental Health Undergraduate Study Program, and Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Undergraduate Study Program. (wrk)
