Health Promotion with Health Protocol Leaflets Distribution in the beginning of The Pandemic Covid 19 New Normal Era

Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome- Corona Virus-2 (Covid-19) is the
globally spreading virus that turns into Pandemic from 2019 until 2021. The outbreak is
very much rampant and fast since first found in Wuhan, China. It can live in the air by
droplets and is more contagious in the area where so many people gather. This virus was
first found in Indonesia in March 2020. The disaster mitigation from the virus applies in
the form of interstate mobilization restriction, national lockdown, regional lockdown, and
social distancing. However, the procrastination that pandemic will subside in less than a
year was wrong it continues until 2021. The Indonesian government has tried different
approaches to control the spread of the virus one of them is by PSBB or Large-Scale
Social Restriction. Hence, society must not freely do their social activity which involved
people. Sadly, the fact PSBB is ineffective and not as expected. Covid-19 in Indonesia
keeps rising that forced the government to launch a new policy called PPKM or
Community Activities Restriction which has more detailed criteria on the activities list.
Again, the new policy also did not give a significant impact to decrease the Covid-19
virus. Therefore, the strategy shifting to raise awareness for each individual to guard
themselves with fulfilling health protocol which implied in the New Normal paradigm.
The New Normal paradigm is the society's new way of life which is different from their
previous habit. Societies should adopt and implement the new habit which is all about
health protocol application to dampen the spreading speed of Covid-19. This community
service contributes to educating to implement health protocol as the new way of life by
giving out health promotion leaflets