ABSTRACT
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) Data, the life expectancy in Bandung city is around 74 years. It is important to increase and maintain the health of the senior citizen as a major focus of community service activities. This community service activity aims to provide counseling and training to the senior citizen at RW 06 Karasak Village, Astanaanyar Sub-district, Bandung City so that it can increase and maintain life expectancy. Counseling activity included giving self-medication information in preventing and treating diseases for senior citizens, also trained them about the use of herbs to increase their immunity. The activity was then continued with training in making traditional health drinks. The method used was the questionnaire and the lecture method. After the implementation of this activity, there was an increase in the knowledge and in the health of the senior citizens, so that they hopefully become healthier and more productive. It can be concluded that this community service activity has successfully increased the knowledge of senior citizens in Karasak village to maintain their healthiness.
