Paper Title
THE SOCIO-CULTURAL APPROACH OF EMAWA-OWADA OF THE MEE TRIBE IN STUNTING PREVENTION IN PANIAI REGENCY, CENTRAL PAPUA

Abstract
Stunting is a syndrome of failure to thrive in children due to chronic malnutrition, recurrent infections, and inadequate psychosocial stimulation, especially during the first 1000 days of life (hpk), so that children become shorter for their age. To develop a socio-cultural approach model of the Emawa-Owada Mee Tribe in preventing stunting in Paniai Regency, Central Papua. The literature sources in this study were mainly from online database journals, such as: Pubmed, Proquest and Google Scholar. Other sources such as textbooks from the library, reports from the Ministry of Health, Theses and Dissertations. Articles that have been identified are entered into Mendeley if there is duplication, deletion is carried out. Furthermore, the title and abstract of the article are screened. In the final phase, reading the full text of the remaining articles and retaining articles that meet the inclusion criteria. Based on the literature, it is evident that the prevention of stunting through a socio cultural approach remains limited, particularly with the Emawa-Owada cultural approach of the Mee tribe. Integrating a socio-cultural approach into stunting prevention programs requires the involvement of family participation within the community structure. The Emawa-Owada socio-cultural approach, which emphasizes togetherness, mutual cooperation, and traditional values of the Mee Tribe, has been shown to have significant potential in supporting stunting prevention efforts. This approach facilitates broad community involvement in monitoring child health and ensuring access to nutritious food. Keywords - Socio-Cultural Approach, Family Empowerment, Stunting Prevention