Unud's Doctoral Program in Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Aids Celuk Village Go Green and Clean

 

The Doctoral Program in Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Unud, collaborated with officials and the community of Celuk Village, Sukawati, Gianyar, held an action entitled "Celuk Go Green, Go Clean" which featured environmental awareness activities by increasing understanding of household plastic waste sorting behavior at the Wantilan Pura Dalem Celuk Village, Sukawati, Gianyar. (16/7/2022)

 

Banjar Celuk, Celuk Village has regularly contributed to this concern with an activity called “Plastic Exchange”. This is an activity of sorting and collecting plastic waste with a value-added exchange or replacement system.

 

This time, the “Plastic Exchange” activity did not run alone. As stated by Kelian Banjar Celuk, I Ketut Widi Putra, this activity was also carried out with other activities, such as Elderly Gymnastics and Blood Donation, including support for health education activities and free health services supported by the Doctoral Program in Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University Udayana.

 

The Doctoral Program of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University on this occasion sent teaching staff and students of doctoral program or doctoral program batch 2022. Coordinator of doctoral students, dr. Made Oka Negara, S.Ked, M.Biomed also said that the health education activity this time focused on delivering information about Hypertension and the use of Family Medicinal Plants that can support the treatment of Hypertension. The incidence of hypertension or high blood pressure seems to be statistically a health problem in Celuk Village, especially in Banjar Celuk. On this occasion, dr. Ni Made Dewi Dian Sukmawati, Sp.PD-KPTI, FINASIM and dr. IGM Gde Surya Chandra Trapika, S.Ked, M.Sc, Ph.D as resource persons.

 

In addition to health education to the public, health services are also provided at the Wantilan Pura Dalem, Celuk Village. As stated by the Chair of the activity committee from doctoral students, dr. I Gusti Ngurah Pramesemara, S.Ked, M.Biomed, Sp.And, who said that health services were provided free of charge to the elderly who came while exercising for the elderly, as well as to the people of Banjar Celuk who were divided into six groups of casinomen.

 

Kali health services, although aimed at general health cases, also receive examinations and recommendations for treatment for ENT, eye, internal medicine, dental, pediatric surgery, digestive surgery, obstetrics, skin, neurology, urology, andrology, to geriatrics. Standard laboratory examinations are also carried out during the time span of health services. Doctoral students who are non-doctors also help in the smooth running of this event. There was also participation from Udayana University Community Service Program students and the Janar Duta Medical Assistance Team, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University involved in helping this activity.

 

On this occasion, several medical devices were also provided for monitoring hypertension for Banjar Celuk and 10 kg of purple sweet potatoes to the village community, as a stimulus to be able to start eating healthy foods that help maintain blood pressure stability.

 

In the end, this collaborative activity, of course, is not only interesting to do today, but the plan will continue to roll regularly. Prof. Dr. dr. I Made Jawi, M.Kes, as the Coordinator of the Doctoral Study Program in Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, stated that he would continue this collaboration so that Celuk Village can be realized as a partner or fostered village for the Doctoral Study Program of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, considering the strong commitment of the community and Celuk Village and Banjar Celuk officials in paying attention to environmental health and public health. Of course in the end “Healthy Environment, Makes Body and Mind Healthy”

 

So far, in Celuk Village, especially in Banjar Celuk, regular and continuous efforts have been made in an effort to attract public interest in sorting and collecting plastic waste, which will then be processed or recycled again. Plastic waste that has been sorted by the community, then collected together, can then be exchanged for vouchers or shopping coupons at the Tenten Celuk Market or can also be used as savings at the Banjar Celuk Cooperative. Of course, this effort becomes of high value at a time when the existence of plastic waste is a big problem throughout the world and smart breakthroughs are needed to overcome it.