Development of Animation as a Medium for Public Health Education

Abstract

One of the diseases still suffered by many Indonesian people, especially in the city of Depok, is respiratory disease. Currently, respiratory tract disease is a case with a high number of sufferers. An effort to handle these cases is to provide counseling and education for the community. This education aims to enable people to apply a healthy lifestyle independently and prevent various types of diseases. During the COVID-19 pandemic, this role was somewhat difficult to carry out due to limited movement and space. As a solution to this problem, the part of information technology is crucial. One is utilizing multimedia technology as a medium for health education for the community, namely animation. Animation can describe and visualize something so that information can be presented clearly and visually. This study aims to develop animation as a medium of health education for the community, especially in respiratory health. The animation video was generated using the MDLC (Multimedia Development Life Cycle) method. The resulting animated video can inform the public about health that focuses on the health of the respiratory system. 85 % of users stated that this animated video helps them to understand the material presented.