Community Development and Organization Project Based Learning: Healthiest Run 6.0 & Fun Walk

FIKES UPNVJ - On Sunday, November 17, 2024, 149 3rd semester students from the Public Health Study Program of UPN "Veteran" Jakarta were given the trust and opportunity by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia to participate as participants in the "Fun Walk Campaign for a Healthy Life Promise in the Framework of the 60th HKN". This activity is also a form of fulfilling the project assignment from the Community Development and Organization course under the guidance of Mrs. Chahya Kharin Herbawani, S.Keb., Bd., M.K.M. and Mrs. Dr. Laily Hanifah, S.K.M., M.Kes..

The "Fun Walk Campaign for a Healthy Life Promise in the Framework of the 60th HKN" activity is also a model of Community Development and Organization based on Social Action. This model emphasizes collective action to achieve social change, especially in increasing public awareness of the importance of a healthy lifestyle. By involving students as active participants, this activity not only functions as a place for field learning, but also reflects the role of students as agents of change who also support programs from the Ministry of Health. Through participation in this activity, students contribute to mobilizing the community to support the health campaign.

The Fun Walk event started at 05.00 WIB until 09.00 WIB. This event was opened with an opening and warm-up by the runners and healthy walkers, then continued with a flag off for the runners and healthy walkers, the distance for this fun walk event was around 1.7 km. During the healthy walk, we also participated in a healthy living campaign using several properties such as banners, back boards, demo boards, and megaphones. We also voiced the Ministry of Health's healthy living promise chants enthusiastically along the healthy walk route. After finishing the healthy walk, we entered the finish area and continued with morning exercise by the instructor, then there was an award from the Minister of Health to the Province with the number of national walk challenge participants, continued with the awarding of the MURI Record to the Ministry of Health for the virtual walk category with the largest number of participants, then finally closed with the distribution of prizes and door prizes.

This activity is one of the series of commemorations of the 60th National Health Day (HKN) as well as part of the #JanjiHidupSehat campaign. Through this activity, the community is invited to commit to living a healthy lifestyle, increasing awareness of the importance of physical activity, and moving together as a real step in supporting the sustainability of the #JanjiHidupSehat campaign.