Edukasi Pada Masyarakat Desa Mekarbakti Kecamatan Pamulihan Kabupaten Sumedang Tentang Pentingnya Upaya-Upaya Pencegahan Penularan Penyakit Covid-19
Authors: Shalahuddin Iwan , Rosidin Udin , Purnama Dadang 
Published: February 2021

ABSTRAK Desa Mekarbakti tidak memiliki program atau aturan khusus terkait pencegahan penularan Covid 19. Pelayanan screening tes Covid 19 (Rapid test dan Swab test) juga belum mencakup keseluruhan masyarakat di Desa Mekarbakti, hanya beberapa orang yang memiliki tanda gejala, memiliki kontak erat dengan orang positif Covid 19, dan yang memiliki riwayat perjalanan dari daerah zona merah Covid 19 yang diprioritaskan mendapatkan screening tes Covid 19 (Rapid test dan Swab test. Tujuan pengabdian untuk menjelaskan cara pencegahan penularan penyakit Covid 19 yang baik dan benar, menjelaskan dampak yang ditimbulkan jika tidak melakukan upaya tersebut, menjelaskan solusi untuk masyarakat yang belum menerapkan upaya pencegahan. Metode yang digunakan dimasa pandemi ini, kegiatan promosi kesehatan dilakukan dengan pemberian pendidikan kesehatan melalui virtual menggunakan platform Whatsapp Group Chat dengan metode ceramah, Tanya jawab, diskusi dan demonstrasi.. Hasil Jumlah audience : 46 orang Audience yang dihadiri oleh sejumlah stakeholder Desa Mekarbakti seperti petugas promosi kesehatan dari puskesmas haurngombong, bidan desa, kader dan masyarakat desa mekarbakti, sebelum dilakukan kegiatan peserta sudah mengenal tentang upaya penegahan Covid 19 hanya belum tahu cara yang benar, setelah di lakukan edukasii peserta secara keseluruhan dapat memahami dengan benar. peserta tampak antusian mengikuti kegiatan. Kesimpulan Peserta mengikuti penyuluhan dengan senang hati karena penyuluhan dilaksanakan dengan menyenangkan melalui virtual dan di tempat tinggal masing-masing. Kegiatan penyuluhan berjalan kondusif karena peserta memperhatikan materi yang disampaikan dengan baik.  Kata Kunci: Covid-19, Edukasi, Masyarakat, Perilaku ABSTRACTMekarbakti Village does not have any special programs or regulations related to the prevention of Covid 19 transmission. Covid 19 test screening services (Rapid test and Swab test) also do not cover the entire community in Mekarbakti Village, only a few people who have symptomatic signs, have close contact with positive Covid people 19, and those who have a travel history from the Covid 19 red zone that are prioritized for getting the Covid 19 test screening (Rapid test and Swab test. The purpose of dedication is to explain how to prevent the transmission of the Covid 19 disease that is good and correct, explaining the impact if not making efforts The method used in this pandemic, health promotion activities are carried out by providing virtual health education using the Whatsapp Group Chat platform with the method of lectures, questions and answers, discussions and demonstrations. Audience 46 people which was attended by a number of Mekarbakti Village stakeholders such as health promotion officers from the Haurngombong Community Health Center, village midwives, cadres and the community of Bembangbakti village, before the activity was carried out the participants already knew about the efforts to prevent Covid 19 but did not know the right way, after educating the participants as a whole they could understand correctly. the participants seemed enthusiastic about participating in the activity. Conclusion Participants take part in the counseling happily because the counseling is carried out fun through virtual and in their respective residences. Extension activities run conducive because the participants pay attention to the material presented well. Keywords: Covid-19, Education, Community, Behavior