STUDY ON PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION OF HEALTHY LIVING COMMUNITY MOVEMENT (GERMAS) IN KENDARI CITY

Abstract

Introduction: In the beginning of 2016, Bappenas launched the Healthy Living Community Movement (GERMAS) program which was implemented and supported by all related sectors in order to decrease the prevalence of the diseases by 50% and to achieve healthy living. The trend of unhealthy lifestyles is increasingly widespread, especially in urban areas needed to be prevented. Some unhealthy living habits are irregular eating patterns, less intake of vegetabels and fruit, more fatty and high-salt foods, irregular sleep patterns, lack of physical activity, air pollution, various pressures or stress triggers, and therefore the community has to start to apply live healthy patterns as early as possible. Objective: the aim of this study is to find out how the implementation of the Healthy Living Movement Program in Kendari City. Method: This is descriptive research with observational research. The population of this research is the Head of Health Office of Kendari City and Head of Health Centers in Kendari City. Results: The GERMAS implementation program in Kendari City is divided into three programs, namely physical activity, vegetabel and fruit consumption, and routine health checks. There are three physical activities that are done for elderly people, healthy-heart gymnastics, and gymnastics with school children. There are three promotion models related to fruit and vegetabel health such as door-to-door health promotion and health promotion using media (leaflets, banners, etc.), conducted by all health centers and fruit presentations at gymnastics to further assist in intensifying fruit consumption. Several types of health checks carried out are blood pressure checks, cholesterol checks, measurements of Body Mass Index (BMI) and stomach circumference carried out by all health centers (100%) and blood sugar checks (80%), blood cancer tests (13.3%) and detection of uterine cancer (pap smear) (13.3%). Conclusion: the physical activity program carried out by the health center in Kendari City is gymnastics for the elderly people, healthy-heart gymnastics, and gymnastics with school children. Health promotion programs related to fruit and vegetabel consumption are carried out in several methods, namely door-to-door health promotion, using media (leaflets, banners, etc.) and fruit serving. Routine health checks include blood pressure checks, cholesterol checks, measurements of Body Mass Index (BMI) and abdominal circumference.