Depok, September 14, 2024 — The UPNVJ Public Health Undergraduate Study Program continues its commitment to empowering communities and providing field experience for students through the Village Community Deliberation (MMD) event. This event is the peak and final activity of the series of Field Learning Experience (PBL) 1 as well as the beginning of PBL Activity 2 which was carried out in the Pengasinan Health Center Work Area, namely Bedahan and Pengasinan Villages, Sawangan District, Depok City.
This activity was opened by the Head of the Public Health Undergraduate Study Program, Dr. Chandrayani Simanjorang, S.K.M., M.Epid., and was attended by 120 participants consisting of community representatives from both villages, PBL student participants, and Supervisors. This MMD event provides an opportunity for students to present the results of their work during PBL 1, where they have identified health problems in the community.
In PBL 1, 1,205 family samples were obtained from both villages. From the results of student identification, the most common non-communicable diseases found were hypertension, injury, and diabetes mellitus. Meanwhile, the most common infectious diseases were ISPA (Acute Respiratory Tract Infection), diarrhea, and typhoid fever. In addition, environmental health problems that are often encountered include drinking water management problems, and unorganized waste management which causes many sources of pollution to be found around the environment.
The results of the students' work were presented by three representatives, namely Talitha Dwi Maharani, Shofiyyah Salma Purba, and Anggrahita Dwi Ariantini. This presentation provides a comprehensive overview of the health problems found in the field, as well as providing insight to the community about the importance of handling health problems comprehensively.
The MMD activity ended with a more specific Focus Group Discussion (FGD) session, where each group of students presented the results of the identification of health problems in each RW where they worked. In this FGD, students also explained the priority health problems they found and the intervention plans that had been designed to overcome these problems. In this session, residents actively participated by providing input on how the planned intervention can be carried out in a targeted and effective manner.
Through the MMD Activity, it is hoped that synergy will be formed between student PBL participants and the community as the target of the Activity in order to make this PBL activity a success. Finally, it is hoped that this PBL activity will be able to provide a positive impact on the communities of Bedahan and Pengasinan Villages, as well as provide valuable experience for students in identifying and handling health problems in the field.