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Lumajang Parents Can Track Child Immunization and Growth at Posyandu

Dong Liang·September 10, 2026·2 min read

Parents in Lumajang Regency can use community health posts, known as posyandu, to confirm their children's immunization status and keep track of how those children are growing and developing, according to PORTAL BERITA KABUPATEN LUMAJANG. The outlet published the report on Wednesday, September 9, 2026.

The posyandu is a neighborhood-level service point that families visit for routine child health checks. PORTAL BERITA KABUPATEN LUMAJANG frames the post as a place where parents can verify that recommended immunizations have been given and follow their child's growth and development over time.

The same reporting round also pointed to a related discussion published by Kompasiana.com, which asked why fathers may be more likely than mothers to believe hoaxes and myths about immunization. That item appeared alongside the Lumajang report in the source material, though no further details from it were provided.

Taken together, the two items suggest an ongoing concern in Indonesia over how parents get and trust information about childhood vaccines. The Lumajang report positions the posyandu as one practical channel through which families can check immunization records directly rather than relying on unverified claims circulating online.

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No figures on immunization coverage, attendance at posyandu, or the number of children involved were included in the source material, and none are reported here.

What to watch next: whether Lumajang health authorities publish updated posyandu attendance or immunization data, and whether further reporting addresses how fathers in particular receive vaccine information.

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