EDUKASI COVID-19 BAGI WARGA LANSIA DI RW 05 KELURAHAN JATICEMPAKA PONDOKGEDE
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https://doi.org/10.31764/jpmb.v4i2.4379Keywords:
education, elderly people, covid-19Abstract
ABSTRAK
Virus Corona atau Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) adalah jenis virus yang menyerang sistem pernapasan dan kekebalan tubuh manusia. Di Indonesia sendiri jumlah orang yang terinfeksi terus meningkat karena masih kurangnya kesadaran masyarakat untuk menerapkan protokol kesehatan. Orang yang terinfeksi Covid-19 memiliki gejala yang berbeda satu sama lain. Ada yang menyebabkan gangguan ringan pada sistem pernapasan, infeksi paru-paru yang berat, hingga kematian. Virus Corona ini adalah jenis baru dari Coronavirus yang menular ke manusia. Virus ini bisa menyerang siapa saja, mulai dari bayi, anak-anak, orang dewasa, ibu hamil dan ibu menyusui serta lansia. Bahkan lansia menjadi kelompok orang yang paling beresiko tertular. Berdasarkan wawancara dengan beberapa lansia, mereka mereka belum memiliki pemahaman dan pengetahuan yang benar mengenai Covid-19, selain itu dalam penyampaian informasi kepada lansia tidak memungkinkan untuk dilakukan secara online. Tujuan dari kegiatan ini adalah untuk memberikan edukasi tentang COVID-19 kepada masyarakat khususnya kepada lansia yang berada di RW 05 Kelurahan Jaticempaka Pondokgede Bekasi. Langkah-langkah yang dilakukan dalam kegiatan pengabdian ini, yaitu 1) Sosialisasi kepada mitra 2) mendata jumlah lansia yang ada di Kelurahan Jaticempaka RW 05, 3) Menyiapkan media edukasi dengan menggunakan x banner, 4) Memberikan edukasi covid-19 dengan cara door to door untuk menghindari kerumunan , 5) Memberikan bantuan pangan kepada warga lansia dan warga yang terdampak covid-19. Hasil dari kegiatan para lansia dapat memahami apa itu virus Covid-19, bagaimana penyebarannya, dan bagaimana menerapkan protokol kesehatan sehingga terhindar dari infeksi virus Covid-19.
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Kata Kunci: edukasi; lansia; covid-19.
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ABSTRACT
Coronavirus or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a type of virus that attacks the human respiratory and immune systems. In Indonesia, the number of infected people continues to increase due to the lack of public awareness to apply health protocols. People infected with Covid-19 have different symptoms from one another. Some cause minor problems in the respiratory system, severe lung infections, and death. This Corona virus is a new type of Coronavirus that is transmitted to humans. This virus can attack anyone, from infants, children, adults, pregnant and nursing mothers and the elderly. Even the elderly are the group of people most at risk of contracting it. Based on interviews with several elderly people, they do not have the correct understanding and knowledge about Covid-19, besides that it is not possible to convey information to the elderly people online. The purpose of this activity is to provide education about COVID-19 to the community, especially to the elderly who are in RW 05 Jaticempaka Pondokgede Bekasi Village. The steps taken in this service activity are 1) Outreach to partners 2) recording the number of elderly people in Jaticempaka Village RW 05, 3) Preparing educational media using x banners, 4) Providing covid-19 education by means of door to door to avoid crowds, 5) Providing food assistance to elderly residents and residents affected by Covid-19. The results of the activities of the elderly can understand what the Covid-19 virus is, how it spreads, and how to implement health protocols to avoid Covid-19 virus infection.
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Keywords: education; elderly people; covid-19
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