Model of public health service in wetlands

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to describe the model of public health service in wetlands. The idea based on the governmental ecology perspective which states that the government behaviors influenced by environmental ecology. Wetlands occur where water meets land, include mangroves, peatlands and marshes, rivers and lakes, delta, floodplains and flooded forests, rice field, and even coral reef. The object of this research is Public Health Office of Hulu Sungai Utara District of South Kalimantan Province. District of Hulu Sungai Utara has the largest of wetlands area in South Kalimantan. The research method uses literature studies and system of public health service process analysis. The research uses primary and secondary data, the data collection techniques are deep interview, observation, and study library. The results of the study show the adaptive model of public health services in wetlands. The government facilitates people by collaboration program between government and traditional healers, coaching programs for remote parts in Hulu Sungai Utara District, and mobile services by speed boat. The public health services model in wetlands show the extra services by technical implementation units for every district overall.