Expert Needs of Healthy Public Health Centre Development in the Archipelago Area of South Sulawesi

Abstract

This research aimed to develop the indicators of Healthy Public Health Centers in the archipelago region of South Sulawesi. This research was conducted by applying qualitative method through a literature review approach related to the construction of indicators for the model of a Healthy Public Health Center in the archipelago region. The informants involved in this study were from Health Department, Public Health Center, Social Service, Environment Service, Tourism Office, Fisheries and Marine Service, the Head of Sub- District, Sub-Village/lurah, Healthy Regency/City Forum, Healthy Sub-District Communication Forum, Working Groups at the village level, NGOs, public figure, religious leaders, academics, and other informants. This research also applied FGD and In-depth Interview. The result of this study is the discovery of dimensions consisting of indicators that make up the model of a Healthy Public Health Center in the archipelago region. The dimensions consisted of (1) Location, (2) Access, (3) Basic service program, (4) a specific program (innovation) (5) Human Resources (HR), (6) Community Empowerment, (7) Public Health Center Working Group (Pokja PKM Sehat) and (8) Archipelago Healthy Public Health Center. This study found a number of indicators of Healthy Health Centers that can be applied specifically to archipelagic areas.