Health
problems in Alor regency require the involvement of many parties to solve. At
the beginning of the session, Yodhikson Marvelous, fondly called Diki, from
Thresher Shark Indonesia, asked the participants to write down two kinds of trash
they know, then dispose the trash in the cans provided (4/6/2022). The
discussion aimed to build students' awareness to dispose trash properly in its
place.
Furthermore,
Diki explained the definition of healthy according to Health Law no: 36 of
2009. It stated that healthy condition covers of being healthy physically,
mentally, and spiritually which allows everyone to live both socially and
economically. Physically healthy means not disabled but able to do everything
well. Mentally health means having psychologically and spiritually health to be able
to believe in God. Socially health means being able to have good relationships
with other people, while being economically health can be seen from one’s ability
to earn for life.
Meanwhile, the environment is the unity of space with all objects, energy, or circumstances. The environment has three aspects, namely the physical, biological, and social environment. The physical environments consist of water, soil, weather, air, food, radiation rays, etc. (all have the potential to cause disease). The biological environment: bacteria, viruses, bacteria, fungi, insects, etc., are also possible causes of diseases. The social environment consists of customs, habits, beliefs, religion, attitudes, standards, work, and lifestyle (potentially causing stress, conflict, psychiatric disorders, insomnia, and even depression).
The resource person explained the environmental health problem. Environmental health is a science that studies various health problems as an interaction relationship between various materials, energy, life, and substances that have the potential to cause illness. Environmental Health Science aims to correlate and minimize the threats posed by the environment to the health and welfare of human life, as well as prevention by simplifying the regulation of various sources.
The following discussion focused on Waste and Environmental Conservation. Then, the students were divided into 4 groups and asked to draw a dream island by paying attention to the instructions, starting from giving the name of the island, spotting the most famous natural attraction, how the people live, the source of clean water, latrines availability, the waste management system, what the people do as their professions, the participants' contribution on the island, and what the economic system is, etc. After that, each group presented their Dream Island.
The first group presents Karang Island (Rock Island) with springs, providing garbage bins and latrines, and the community's economy from fishing. Group two presented Kasih Sayang Island (Affection island) in the form of a ship, people work as fishermen. the island has good water sources, good latrines, an economic system using land routes, and an inter-island port. The village there has well waste management held by communities that manage waste into beneficial recycled goods. The third group named the island Pulau Romantis (Romantic Island), which has rice fields as a natural tourist spot. The people work as farmers and every house has latrines and trash can. The fourth group promoted Nusa Indah Island (Beautiful Island) for their island. It has marine tourism with good regional design, not giving negative impact to fishing and abundant water sources are streamed down to the reservoirs and distributed to the people, the economic distribution use land and sea. From this session, the participants should be able to realize the dream island when they return to their respective villages.
The
participants were trained to analyze their dream island's problems and
challenges. Group 1 is facing the problem of the fish bombing which destroys
coral reefs, and the marine ecosystem, so marine life is decreasing. The
solution is through socialization and suggestion to use fish nets or trawls,
making fish ponds, and socializing the impacts of the fish bombing. Group 2,
revealed the problem of taking illegal sand in Nur village, Benlelang where the
people excavate sand to build houses and fulfill their needs. It impacted
decreasing water discharge, bridge damage, and shoreline erosion. The group
offered a solution through socialization to the community, preventing people
from mining. Group 3 is located in Mali, with the problem of coconut trees
logging along the coast that causes coastal erosion. The factor that leads to
it is the lack of public awareness, and economic needs, while the solution is
socialization in the community. If the logging continues, it will be reported
to the authorities. Currently, Mali tourism is no more famous for its coconut
trees than before. Group 4, located in Kalabahi revealed problems with
littering trash, for example, in the mini fields there is garbage scattered
even though the government has prepared a trash can, and the ditches in the
city are filled with trash, including the area from Tanjung beach to Kadelang.
The solution is education through socialization and forming a community that
cares about the environment.
In
the closing session, the resource person hoped that young people should become
agents of change and all elements of society, from the community, government,
or NGOs, must work together to solve an environmental problem. At the end of
the discussion, the source person conveyed a very touching sentence, 'You are
the youth, do action, not just grumble' ***
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