Penanggulangan Sampah Masker Medis Sekali Pakai dengan Pendekatan “Village Health Volunteers” di Kota Surabaya Pada Masa Pandemi Covid-19

This article aims to find out that a Village Health Volunteer approach can be an innovation in handling disposable medical mask waste in the city of Surabaya which incidentally cannot be recycled. This causes it to have the potential to transmit disease if disposable medical masks are reused. The problem in this study is focused on disposable medical mask waste that has not been handled properly from the government side, the community itself and future estimates if left continuously will cause the environment to become worse due to the risk of cross-contamination or biological hazards if polluting the environment. The research method used is literature review. The results of this study explain that the Village Health Volunteer approach can be a way between the government and the community to work together in dealing with health, in this case the handling of disposable medical mask waste. During this pandemic, the use of disposable medical masks by the public has increased so that the waste of disposable medical masks has increased and the risk of cross-contamination or biological hazards by disposable medical mask waste has increased healthy.

Systems and mechanisms to develop health volunteers for the health of immigrant workforce in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand

Purpose This study aims to examine the systems and mechanisms at provincial level to develop health volunteers to improve health of the immigrant workforce in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand. Design/methodology/approach This qualitative study collected data from document research and in-depth interviews with 22 concerned people who worked at policy and provincial levels to develop health volunteers to improve the health of immigrant workforce. Data were collected from May to July 2017. Then, content of the conceptual framework was analysed. The research objectives were examined and summary and induction analysis interpreted data from documents, observations and interviews. Findings Ubon Ratchathani has developed a Thai village health volunteer network to provide health care to immigrant workforce. This consisted of four systems and one supporting mechanism, namely, selection of health volunteer, knowledge management on primary health care, welfare management and moral enhancement and resource and budget support. Development is driven through the committee under the mechanisms of government agencies, i.e. the provincial public health office together with non-government organizations and network partners. Originality/value The findings from this study could help develop health volunteers to significantly improve the health of the immigrant workforce in the Thai health service system.

Hubungan Dukungan Keluarga dan Peran Kader Dengan Pemanfaatan Posyandu Lansia di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Karangnanding Kabupaten Bengkulu Tengah

Background: Population. To realize healthy and quality elderly, health promotion must be carried out as early as possible, one of them through the formation and development of elderly posyandu groups. Purpose: This study aims to study the relationship of family support and the role of health volunteer with the use of posyandu for the elderly in the working area of ??Karangnanding Health Center, Karang Tinggi District, Bengkulu Tengah Regency. Methods: This research uses analytic survey design with cross sectional approach. The population in the study were all elderly people who participated in the Posyandu for the elderly in the working area of ??Karangnanding Health Center as many as 53 people. Sampling in this study using a total sampling technique. Data collection in this study uses primary and secondary data. Data analysis was performed univariately and bivariately. Results: The results obtained: (1) There is a relationship of family support with the use of posyandu for the elderly in the working area of ??Karang Nanding Health Center, with a moderate relationship category; (2) There is a relationship between the role of health volunteer and the use of posyandu for the elderly in the working area of ??Karangnanding Health Center, with the category of moderate relationship; (3) There is a relationship between the role of health volunteer and family support with the use of posyandu for the elderly in the working area of ??Karang Nanding Health Center, with a very close relationship category. Conclusion: The role of health volunteer and family support are factors related to the utilization of posyandu for the elderly. With the support from their families, the elderly tend to be more active in participating in posyandu activities for the elderly. Latar Belakang: Indonesia termasuk negara yang akan masuk ke penduduk struktur tua dengan persentase penduduk lansia mencapai 7,6% dari total penduduk. Untuk mewujudkan lansia sehat dan berkualitas, harus dilakukan pembinaan kesehatan sedini mungkin salah satu melalui pembentukan dan pembinaan kelompok posyandu lansia. Tujuan: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mempelajari hubungan dukungan keluarga dan peran kader dengan pemanfaatan posyandu lansia lansia di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Karangnanding Kecamatan Karang Tinggi Kabupaten Bengkulu Tengah. Metode: Penelitian ini menggunakan desain survey analitik dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Populasi dalam penelitian adalah seluruh lansia yang mengikuti posyandu lansia di wilayah kerja wilayah kerja Puskesmas Karangnanding sebanyak 53 orang. Pengambilan sampel dalam penelitian ini menggunakan teknik total sampling. Pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan data primer dan sekunder. Analisis data dilakukan secara univariat dan bivariat. Hasil: Hasil penelitian didapatkan: Ada hubungan dukungan keluarga dengan pemanfaatan posyandu lansia di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Karang Nanding, dengan kategori hubungan sedang; Ada hubungan peran kader dengan pemanfaatan posyandu lansia lansia di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Karangnanding, dengan kategori hubungan sedang; Ada hubungan kategori peran kader sedang dan dukungan keluarga dengan pemanfaatan posyandu lansia lansia di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Karang Nanding, dengan kategori hubungan sangat erat. Simpulan: Peran Kader dan Dukungan keluarga adalah faktor-faktor yang berhubungan dengan pemanfaatan posyandu lansia. Dengan dukungan dari keluarga para lansia cenderung lebih aktif dalam mengikuti kegiatan posyandu lansia.

Systems and mechanisms to develop health volunteers to improve the health of the immigrant workforce in four Thailand provinces

PurposeThe purpose of this study was to investigate the provincial-level systems and mechanisms to develop health volunteers to improve the health of the immigrant workforce in Thailand.Design/methodology/approachThis qualitative study obtained data from document research, in-depth interviews with 58 people involved at policy and provincial levels working to develop health volunteers to improve the health of the immigrant workforce. Data were collected from May–October 2017; then the content of the conceptual framework was analyzed, the research objectives were examined and summary and induction analysis interpreted data from documents, observations and interviews.FindingsThailand has four systems for developing health volunteers to improve the health of the immigrant workforce: recruitment, training and knowledge management, welfare and motivational and financial and other supportive resources. Development is driven through the mechanisms of the Provincial Public Health Office with Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and network partners. The health volunteer development exhibits two patterns: developing migrant workers to become migrant health volunteers and developing village health volunteers to perform health care for the immigrant workforce. All development patterns mainly rely upon the regular operating budget, which is often inadequate. Frequently, some provinces make attempts to seek other funding sources. In fact, health volunteer development is subjected to local authorities of the four provinces whose systems and mechanisms of development differ from one another.Originality/valueThe findings from this study could help develop health volunteers to significantly improve the health of the immigrant workforce in the Thai health service system.

Community Perception of Tuberculosis Management Program in Suburban Surabaya: A Qualitative Study

Tuberculosis (TB) is still one of the main infectious diseases in Indonesia. The national program, Directly Observed Treatment short course (DOTS), that began in 2014 is unable to deal with TB cases comprehensively. The community has an important role in TB management because they directly intersect with patients and public health. The aim of this study is to explore the condition of the TB management program. A descriptive qualitative study was conducted in three sub-districts with high cases of TB. A semi-structured interview was conducted with 25 participants drawn from the suburban TB task force, community health volunteer groups, Community health Nurses, and subdistrict officers. Results reveal four themes which affect the implementation of TB management programmes: volunteer shortage, do for humanitarian intention, the myth and stigma, providing social and economic support. In conclusion, communitybased TB management needs to be improve in the availability of budget, staff, training and resources while maintaining the ongoing work of the TB task force team. Keywords: Community-based management, Community Health Volunteer, Descriptive Qualitative, Humanitarian Intention, Social support, TB.

Validity of Environmental Health Literacy Scale for Homebound and Bedbound Elder of Village Health Volunteer

Background: The goal of global environmental health is to increase health literacy. The elder is the group that has lower health literacy. The health volunteers can support them to improve this aspect. Objective: To develop an environmental health literacy (EHL) scale and examine a causal relationship model of environmental management behavior (EMB). Materials and Methods: The cross-sectional study of 454 village health volunteers that were selected by a quota cluster random sampling. Data were collected through the five points Likert rating scale questionnaire. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and a structural equation model (SEM) were conducted by LISREL software. Results: The quality assessment of the EHL consisted of 25 items and four key components. Those components are accessible, understanding, assessment, and decision-making. The EHL has a high acceptable reliability (alpha=0.91 to 0.93), validity (IOC 0.80 to 1.00), and factor loading (0.50 to 0.84). The EHL measurement model on the development and validation sample fit the empirical data. All factors can explain EHL and EMB of total sample with variance of 80% and 69%, respectively. The environmental literacy (EL) directly influenced EHL (beta=0.90), EL, and EHL directly, which influenced awareness of environmental management for the elder (beta=0.35 and 0.28, respectively). Additionally, EHL and awareness of environmental management directly influenced EMB towards the homebound and bedbound elder (beta=0.34 and 0.59, respectively) at significance level of 0.05. Conclusion: The EHL scale should be used to encourage EMB towards the homebound and bedbound elder among village health volunteers. Keywords: Environmental health, Health literacy, management, Health volunteer, Homebound, Bedbound, Elder

Knowledge of The Health Volunteer Team About Basic Life Support (BLS) At Indonesia University of Education

The purpose of this research is to find out the knowledge of the Health Corps Volunteer Team of the Indonesian Education University about basic life support. Research design with the quantitative descriptive approach, sampling with a total sampling of 60 respondents. Results showed the respondents' knowledge into 2 categories: 46 participants (76.67%), enough 14 participants (23.33%) while there were no respondents. Knowledge is influenced by several factors; some are based on gender, age and the faculty of study. Knowledge of important basic living rocks is given to students in addition to health. Suggestions for increasing knowledge and training on basic life support with the aim of numbers helps to reduce mortality