SEMANGKA 3rd INTERVENTION
CIMSA FK YARSI
According to available data provided by the Sample Registration System (SRS) Indonesia on 2014, hypertension with complications (5,3%) is the 5th highest cause of death for all ages. The prevalence of hypertension based on assessment on 18-year-old citizens is as high as 34.1%. The aforementioned datas illustrate that hypertension is a very serious and fatal problem for many people. As such, it is necessary to not only treat existing hypertension but also take precautions in order to maintain a normal blood pressure. From there, a community development designed to help people-at-risk initiate and then sustain a healthy lifestyle is founded.
The SEMANGKA community development serves to provide knowledge and promote healthy habits which ultimately aspires conscience in community members, namely people at risk of developing hypertension. Community members include but are not limited to elderly people with a family history of hypertension, active smokers, and obese people. Through SEMANGKA, they learn more about hypertension in general and recommended diets for patients and people-at-risk from webinars and practice healthy customs together such as exercising.
E-certificate for Zin Meike
The third intervention provided community members the opportunity to directly practice a healthy custom, exercising. SEMANGKA invited a professional zumba instructor, Zin Mieke, to lead a fun yet tiring zumba session for an hour. It was mandatory for community members to turn their camera on and follow Zin Mieke, moving to the beat.
At 08.00, the organizing committee started gathering at the opened Zoom room to discuss and make last-minute adjustment to the event if necessary. At 08.15 the community members started entering the room and by 08.30 Zin Mieke was ready to start the zumba session. Both community members and organizing committee joined in on the zumba session which made for an inclusive, euphoric activity.
Community members proclaimed tiredness but elation after the zumba session, displaying intent to exercise routinely post-intervention. Therefore, it can be included the third intervention was a rousing success. Two community members won participation awards. As this is the last intervention for the SEMANGKA Community Development, we hope it was impactful enough that the community members would remember it and its lessons their entire lifetime.
