KESIAPAN MASYARAKAT DALAM PEMENUHAN KEBUTUHAN KEPARIWISATAAN SEBAGAI DAYA TARIK WISATA DI KAMPUNG JAWI, KECAMATAN GUNUNGPATI, KOTA SEMARANG

<p>Kampung Jawi merupakan salah satu desa wisata yang bertemakan kebudayaan jawa yang bertujuan untuk menjaga nilai-nilai masyarakat dan pelestarian kebudayaan jawa. Dengan luas wilayah 24 Ha, Kampung Jawi yang berada di Kelurahan Sukorejo, Kecamatan Gunungpati, Kota Semarang menyimpan banyak potensi daya tarik wisata dengan mengupayakan pemenuhan kebutuhan kepariwisataan. Namun demikian, upaya tersebut harus diimbangi dengan kesiapan masyarakat dalam pemenuhan kebutuhan kepariwisataan sehingga pariwisata dapat berkelanjutan. Penelitian ini mengkaji bagaimana kesiapan masyarakat Kampung Jawi, Kecamatan Gunungpati, Kota Semarang dalam melakukan pemenuhan kebutuhan kepariwisataan.Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengidentifikasi kesiapan masyarakat yang meliputi pengetahuan, sikap dan respon dalam pemenuhan kebutuhan kepariwisataan yaitu atraksi, akomodasi, aksesbilitas, fasilitas wisata dan layanan masyarakat. Pendekatan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah pendekatan Kuantitatif. Data diperoleh melalui kuesioner. Analisis data dilakukan dengan menggunakan teknik analisis <em>community readiness model </em>dan <em>Analysis Hierarki P</em><em>oses (AHP). </em>Dari hasil perhitungan analisis <em>community readines model</em> diperoleh informasi tingkat kesiapan masyarakat dari segi pengetahuan yakni komponen atraksi mendapat nilai terbesar untuk dikembangkan yaitu 30,7%. Untuk segi sikap, komponen atraksi juga mendapat nilai prioritas utama untuk dikembangkan yaitu 27% dan dari segi respon, komponen aksesbilitas memiliki nilai tertinggi untuk dikembangkan yaitu sebesar 26,6%. Hasil tersebut menunjukkan bahwa masyarakat kampung jawi menganggap komponen atraksi memiliki peranan penting untuk dijadikan sebagai daya tarik wisata selain itu komponen aksesbilitas juga dianggap penting untuk menambah daya tarik wisata. Sedangkan dari hasil perhitungan terhadap posisi kesiapan masyarakat<em> </em> diperoleh informasi kesiapan masyarkat kampung jawi dalam pemenuhan kebutuhan kepariwisataan berada pada posisi <em>preparation</em> yang artinya masyarakat Kampung Jawi mulai mengorganisir diri dengan melakukan perencanaan-perencanaan untuk pengembangan wisata di Kampung Jawi. Dari hasil perhitungan <em>analisis hierarki proses </em>(AHP) diperoleh informasi bahwa untuk kriteria pengetahuan, atraksi dan aksesbilitas mendapat nilai prioritas tertinggi untuk dikembangkan yaitu masing-masing sebesar 30,7%. Pada kriteria sikap atraksi juga mendapat nilai prioritas tertinggi yaitu 27% sedangkan pada kriteria respon aksesbilitas menjadi prioritas utama yaitu sebesar 26,6%,</p>

Assessing the readiness of small cities in Ghana to tackle overweight and obesity

The rapid rise in the prevalence of overweight and obesity, and the associated health problems, is an emerging challenge in Ghana, and for women in particular. This study contributes to the understanding of this emerging phenomenon in Ghana by analyzing it from a community perspective, applying the Community Readiness Model in two small cities in Ghana. A series of Key Informant Interviews were undertaken and analyzed, using the model’s scoring structure and supplementary textual analysis. We find that communities are aware of overweight and obesity as a health issue, but that it is not prioritized or championed. Furthermore, the diet counseling and keep-fit programs put the responsibility on individuals to address, rather than considering the upstream and structural causes and solutions.

Analysis of the level of community readiness in Kecamatan Penajam as a buffer area for the plan to move the Capital City of Nega

The transfer of the capital a state has been experienced by several countries with diverse reason. Problems the reason for conducting the capital city can happened again next new capital city when people are not capable of prepare. Capital city Indonesia planned to move in East Kalimantan. Locations planned to be the capital city are Samboja and Sepaku, Kabupaten Penajam Paser Utara. Displacement capital city Indonesia was one of national development giving effect in creating sustainable development, it is important to know the community condition of readiness to the development. Besides the transfer of the capital city, it is necessary to know the comunity condition of readiness as the supporting areas, this is important because community readiness which is at supporting areas will giving positive and negative effect to development. The purpose of this research analyzed levels of the readiness of the community in Kecamatan Penajam toward the transfer state capitals using community readiness model. The research showed the final score the readiness in Kecamatan Penajam are in the denial/resistance at level 2.

Community readiness for collecting stray dogs in Aradan County: a quantitative‐qualitative study

Background Paying more attention to free-roaming dogs’ population control seems to be necessary because of public health and environmental problems. The present study used the community readiness model to determine the readiness of Aradan County in terms of collecting stray dogs. Methods This study is a quantitative-qualitative research study conducted in Aradan County in Semnan Province of Iran. The semi-structured questionnaire uses the six dimensions of the Community Readiness Model as guideline, with 36 items used for the interview. The interviews lasted 45 to 100 minutes with 11 key members including the governor, prefect, mayor’s assistant, city council chairman, key trustees, officials responsible for environmental health network, officials responsible for environmentalism of the city, and governors of a rural district. In quantitative part two, assessors read the interviews carefully and assigned scores based on the rating-scale form suggested by the guideline itself for scoring each dimension. A qualitative directed content analysis with deductive approach was used for analyzing the collected qualitative data. Results The study involved 11 key members of Aradan County, all of whom were male. Most of the participants were over 40 years old and with five years of work experience (73.6 %). The mean score of each six dimensions in Aradan County were: Community efforts (4.78), Community knowledge of efforts (4.28), Leadership (4.90), Community climate (4.38), Community knowledge about the issue (4.20) and Resources related to the issue (3.29) respectively. Community readiness in Aradan County and Aradan City was generally estimated to be in the preplanning stage, whereas vague public awareness was found in the rural areas. In the qualitative part, 870 initial open codes, 589 refund codes, 19 subcategories and 6 themes emerged, including (a) community efforts, (b) community knowledge of the efforts (c) leadership, (d) community climate, (e) community knowledge of the issue, and (f) resources related to the issue. Conclusions For improving the process of collecting the stray dogs, it is necessary to focus on holding educational sessions for the public to increase their partnership and justify the responsible organizations’ activities to collaborate and provide the necessary financial resources.

Providing Measurement, Evaluation, Accountability, and Leadership Support for NCDs Prevention in Ghana: Adapting the INFORMAS Approach

BackgroundLike most other countries, Ghana is experiencing an increase in obesity and nutrition-related non-communicable diseases (NR-NCDs). The need to adopt effective and comprehensive interventions/approaches to address this burden at global, regional, and national levels has been recognized. However, there is limited contextualized evidence on the implementation, and efficacy of approaches that can address NCDs in Ghana. In an earlier study, we assessed food environment priorities, and programme implementation gaps in Ghana. Building on that, this paper describes the rationale, adaptation and final protocol of a project developed to address this: The Measurement, Evaluation, Accountability, and Leadership Support for NCDs (MEALS4NCDs) project. The MEALS4NCDs project aims to measure and support public sector actions that create healthy food marketing, retail and provisioning environments for Ghanaian children, using adapted methods from the International Network for Food and Obesity/NCDs Research Monitoring and Action Support (INFORMAS). The research will facilitate understanding of the processes through which the INFORMAS approach is contextualized to a lower-middle income African context. MethodsThe protocol for this observational study draws substantially from the INFORMAS’ Food Promotion and Food Provision Modules. However, to appraise the readiness of local communities to implement interventions with strong potential to improve Ghanaian children’s food environments, the MEALS4NCDs protocol has innovatively integrated a local community participatory approach based on the Community Readiness Model (CRM) into the INFORMAS approaches. DiscussionThe study establishes a standardised approach to providing implementation science evidence for NCDs prevention in Ghana. It aims to demonstrate feasibility and innovative application of the INFORMAS expanded Food promotion and Food provision modules, together with the integration of the CRM in a lower-middle income setting. The protocol could be adapted for similar country settings to monitor relevant aspects of children’s food environments. Trial registrationNot applicable

Community readiness for childhood obesity prevention programs: findings from an urban population in Iran

Summary This study aimed to examine the Iranian local communities’ readiness stage to engage with childhood obesity prevention programs for late primary school children in districts 2 and 16 of Tehran as the representatives of high and low socio-economic districts, respectively. First, a Delphi approach was conducted to assess the socio-cultural necessity/appropriateness and adequacy of the community readiness model and its dimensions as a planning basis for childhood obesity prevention program(s) in Iran. Then, the community readiness interview guide’s translation, modification, content and face validity were performed. Finally, 66 interviews with key informants were conducted and scored to assess community readiness. The socio-cultural necessity/appropriateness and adequacy of community readiness model and its dimensions were confirmed by Delphi participants and two questions were added to the interview guide. Content and face validity of the interview guide were at acceptable levels. Assessment of the community readiness based on the key informants’ perspective showed that the overall mean readiness score of targeted local communities was 4.61 ± 0.54 and 4.22 ± 0.26 in high and low socio-economic districts, respectively, corresponded to ‘preplanning stage’. The highest score was 5.00 ± 0.48 correspond to the ‘preparation stage’, which belonged to girls’ schools in district 2. Small differences were found in the readiness stage of local communities by sex and socio-economic status of schools. The results highlight the need to increase community awareness, gain their support to recognize childhood obesity as a priority, address cultural misconceptions and improve the obesity prevention programs to achieve a higher level of readiness.

Increasing Community Readiness for Childhood Obesity Prevention: A Case Study of Four Communities in Georgia

The community readiness model (CRM) was used to assess changes in community readiness across four counties in Georgia that were targeted as part of a 3-year Childhood Obesity Prevention Program. Key respondent interviews were conducted with community stakeholders in 2012 (n = 20) and 2017 (n = 18) using a semistructured questionnaire assessing six dimensions of community readiness (i.e., community efforts, community knowledge of efforts, leadership, community climate, community knowledge about the issue, and resources available to support efforts). Interviews were analyzed using the CRM scoring protocol and qualitative methods. Paired t tests were used to compare mean score differences between baseline and follow-up assessments. At baseline, overall mean readiness scores for the four counties ranged from 4.52 to 5.05 on the CRM 9-point scale. At follow-up, overall readiness scores ranged from 6.01 to 6.97 out of 9.00. Data revealed a statistically significant improvement in scores across all communities (+1.70, p = .007; 95% confidence interval [0.87, 2.51]). Data also revealed statistically significant improvements in every dimension of readiness, except community knowledge of the issue. Information gleaned from interviews suggested that investing in staff to support efforts, building awareness to shift the community climate, and cross sector collaboration contributed to improved community readiness among the study communities. The provision of technical assistance, peer learning opportunities, and financial support as part of a cooperative grant initiative holds promise for increasing the capacity of community coalitions to advance childhood obesity prevention efforts in their local communities.