IDENTIFICATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM IN COASTAL AREA IN MATARAM

Abstract

Health problems facing by coastal society today are complexities and varieties. Lot of
resources are not able to increase the welfare of coastal communities, especially in Mataram.
Low of human resources quality is one of health problem. Low of human resources quality is
closely related to unable of health education empowerment in community which worsened by
the low of community awareness to create a clean and health environment, such as the number
of people who throw garbage into the coast, low of yard utilization and other health problems.
Coastal areas is one of the area which facing many problems, especially in public
health. This research is conducted to identify public health problems occur in coastal Mapak
Mataram. This research is aims to identify public health problems from such determinants
namely, environment, and social behavior. This research is a descriptive exploratory research
conducted through observations, surveys and library explore. The results showed that health
problems in the coastal area in Mataram influences by environmental, behavior and social
problems.