UNAIR NEWS –Health is one of the keys to successful education and da’wah in Islamic boarding schools. They play an important role in mental and character development that must be supported by the improvement of life quality in its implementation.Islamic boarding schools in general has a classic problem on the health of students and diseases.
This is also experienced by Yayasan Pondok Pesantren Tahfidhul Qur’an (YPPTQ) Sunan Giri, Surabaya.Health activity in Pondok Pesantren Sunan Giri, Surabaya, is only limited to the socialization from health centers on hygiene.There are no health facilities such as santri health unit, youth red cross, training and health care.
That is what encouragedto create a method of “Dakwah Sehat”.The five members of PKM-M team, Dede Wulanita Sari (S1 Public Health / 2015), Tya Nisvi Rahmadhani (S1 Public Health / 2015), Inas Pramitha Abdini Haq (S1 Public Health / 2015), Nurul Tri Wahyudi (S1 Veterinary Medicine / 2013), and Anjar Ani (S1 Nursing/ 2013) encouraged the implementation of Da’wah Sehat.
“This is a SAFAAT-based health-promoting system (santri, first-aid, al-waqayituwata’ziiza) which prioritizes the improvement of health, the improvement of the competence and health from the students and for the students, the improvement of first-aid abilities in the accident (rehabilitative), preventive disease and health promotion, “explained Dede Wulanita.
Dede also added that in this program, PKM-M team also educated cadres which are expected to be pioneers of health in Islamic boarding school.Later on, at the end of the Dakwah Sehat PKM-M program, there will be 10 cadres in each room who are expected to continue the program.
“Furthermore, the cadre is expected to be a health behavior consultant in Islamic boarding school environment.Our program also produces students of Pondok Pesantren Tahfidhul Qur’an (YPPTQ) who are aware of diseases prone to occur in boarding school, “she added.
The team leader of PKM-M Da’wah Sehat also added that through this method the Islamic boarding school students will have health skill by collaborating their religious knowledge and health science by preaching about health.So that the students at the Pondok Pesantren Tahfidhul Qur’an (YPPTQ) Sunan Giri will be able to address health issues towards promotive and preventive methods.
“We also hope that this Healthy Da’wah program can be a pioneer for other Islamic boarding school in the students™ empowerment in Indonesia towards the independence of health and improvement of living standard in accordance with the potential and characteristics in boarding school,” she concluded.
Editor: Nuri Hermawan
