INISIASI GERAKAN MASYARAKAT SEHAT (GERMAS) DI POLTEKKES KEMENKES PALU
ABSTRACT The Healthy community Movement (Germas) is a systematic and planned action held by all components of the nation with awareness, willingness and ability to behave healthy to improve the quality of life. This research aims to initiate the implementation of Germas in the Ministry of Health Polytechnic Palu. This type of research is a quasi-experimental intervention. The research was conducted in Palu City and Poso District on August 10 - November 12, 2018. The population was 167 employees of Ministry of Health Polytechnic Palu, 96 samples taken with simple random sampling technique. The results showed that the physical activity and fruit intake of respondents were generally good. Systole blood pressure ≥140 mmHg as much as 11.5%, Diastole ≥90 mmgHg as much as 25% and Glucose ≥200 mg / dl as much as 6.3%, and cholesterol ≥200 mg / dl as much as 76.0%. Implementation the initiation of healthy community movement at the Ministry of Health Polytechnic Palu can be started with consuming fruit snack and inspection activities, but not for stretching exercises. It is recommended that infrastructure support is needed to initiate the implementation of stretching during work hours at the Ministry of Health Polytechnic in Palu. The implementation of healthy snacks in the meeting room and events at the Ministry of Health Polytechnic Palu can be continued and expanded. The initiation of the implementation of routine health checks including blood pressure check, blood sugar levels check, blood cholesterol check can take advantage of a healthy ATM.Keywords : Initiation, Movement, Healthy Community