OPTIMALISASI PERAN GURU DAN SANTRI DALAM MENINGKATKAN PENGETAHUAN PERILAKU HIDUP SEHAT TERKAIT COVID-19

Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) is a global health problem because it has spread in more than 200 countries in the world, including Indonesia. COVID-19 is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus which is transmitted via droplets from infected people. The implementation of optimal health protocols is considered as one of the effective way to break the chain of COVID-19 transmission in Indonesia. Currently, Islamic boarding schools are starting to return their activities by implementing health protocols in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, healthy lifestyle behaviors such as physical activity and balanced nutritional intake related to body immunity are also important in preventing COVID 19. Information on this is still limited, including for boarding school residents as an effort to prevent COVID 19. Teachers and students as an active components in Islamic boarding schools have a big role in preventing the risk of COVID-19 transmission. The purpose of this community service activity is optimize the role of teachers and students in increasing knowledge of healthy lifestyles and immunity related to COVID-19. The method used is online health education and training on making e-posters to teachers. Then there is a transfer of knowledge from teachers to students regarding the material provided is followed by offline discussions. Students were asked to make health promotion media or e-posters for the public and competed. The results of the e-posters competition were disseminated to the pesantren environment. Pre-test and post-test activities were carried out to assess teacher knowledge before and after receiving health education. As a result, there is an increase in knowledge and changes in teacher behavior related to the material provided, namely health protocols, healthy living behavior, balanced nutritional intake and physical activity.Keywords: COVID-19, Islamic boarding school, healthy lifestyle, public health, teacher training.AbstrakCorona Virus Disease (COVID-19) merupakan salah satu masalah ...