UNAIR NEWS– FKM 2015 students held a 40-day Field Practice (PKL) program in Bojonegoro.It was attended by 15 people consisting of a variety of specializations in FKM such as Occupational Health and Safety (K3), Environmental Health, Administration of Health Policy, Epidemiology, and others.They collaborated with the locals in PKK Wisma Village and Kepoh Village Health cadre forums, Kepohbaru Sub-district, Bojonegoro Regency to follow “Asmirandah Meriang” on July 29.
“Asmirandah Meriang” stands for Sorting, Reducing and Processing Waste to Clean the Environment.The activity was carried out in order to overcome the problem of Acute Respiratory Infection (ISPA) occurred in Kepoh Village.
The village, which is 48 km away from the city center, has a history of ISPA with the highest prevalence based on data from the village midwife.It inspired the FKM UNAIR students.The results of the 2017 primary data and graph questionnaires showed that the most common disease in Kepoh village was ISPA. ISPA was also associated with causes of problems such as people’s behavior in burning garbage and smoking inside the house.
“There is a series of dissemination events on 3R (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle) by FKM UNAIR PKL Students then continued with a dissemination of garbage banks, composting training and recycling waste demonstrations to become economically valuable items,” said Danang Setia Budi, group leader and person in charge of the event.
Danang Setia said that the program could be useful for the people of Kepoh Village because the community does not manage waste well.The new community was also introduced to composting and the garbage bank system in the PKL activities carried out by UNAIR students.
“As the residents of Kepoh Village do not have the right habit of processing garbage, they tend to burn it,” he continued
FKM UNAIR PKL students also collaborated with Lohjinawi NGO to provide material related to environmental health efforts.Participants were enthusiastic about the activities.This can be seen from the number of participants who asked and registered for recycling practices.
“I hope that the Asmirandah Meriang activity can be applied by participants who are sustainably sort, reduce and process waste,” he concluded.
Author: Tunjung Senja Widuri
Editor: Nuri Hermawan
