Pemberdayaan Kelompok Sadar Wisata (POKDARWIS) Desa Burai melalui Edukasi Protokol Kesehatan COVID-19 Menggunakan Whatsapp

Abstrak: COVID-19 hingga saat ini masih menjadi masalah kesehatan masyarakat yang serius dan telah menyebar luas hampir seluruh negara di dunia dan ditetapkan sebagai pandemi. Pandemi juga membawa dampak pada perekonomian, termasuk di Desa Burai yang merupakan salah satu tempat wisata yang ada yang mana tempat wisata memiliki resiko tinggi terhadap penyebaran virus COVID-19. Penelitian ini untuk mengetahui gambaran pegetahuan, sikap, dan tindakan, serta menilai efektifitas edukasi terhadap kelompok terkait penerapan protokol kesehatan COVID-19 sebagai bentuk pecegahan pada Kelompok Sadar Wisata (POKDARWIS) di Desa Wisata Burai, Sumatera Selatan Tahun 2020. Metode penelitian menggunakan penelitian kualitatif dan metode kegiatan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini ialah Model Aksi Komunitas atau Community Action Model (CAM), penelitian dilakukan secara online menggunakan media sosial whatsapp. Kegiatan ini disambut baik oleh anggota POKDARWIS. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kegiatan edukasi penerapan protokol COVID-19 ini mampu meningkatkan pengetahuan dan perubahan sikap serta perilaku peserta kegiatan yang sebelumnya tidak tahu atau apatis terhadap COVID-19 menjadi tahu. Melalui edukasi yang telah diberikan anggota kelompok sadar wisata kini dapat turut aktif dalam melakukan pencegahan penyebaran COVID-19 dengan menerapkan protokol kesehatan COVID-19 di desa burai. Empowerment of Tourism Awareness Groups (POKDARWIS) in Burai Village through COVID-19 Health Protocol Education Using Whatsapp Abstract: COVID-19 is still a serious and widespread public health problem that has hit almost all countries in the world and has been declared as pandemic. The pandemic has also had an impact on the economy, including in Burai Village which is one of the existing tourist attractions where tourist attractions have a high risk of spreading the COVID-19 virus. This study is to describe knowledge, attitudes, and actions, as well as assess the effectiveness of education for groups related to the implementation of the COVID-19 health protocol as a form of prevention in community of ecotourism (POKDARWIS) in the tourist village of Burai, South Sumatra in 2020. The research method used qualitative research. and the activity method used in this research is the Community Action Model (CAM), the research was conducted online using whatsapp social media. This activity was welcomed by the member of POKDARWIS, The results of this educational activity succeeded in increasing the knowledge of activity participants and changing attitudes and behavior of activity participants who previously did not know or were apathetic about COVID-19 to know.  Through this education the member of POKDARWIS can be participate actively in preventing the spread of COVID-19 by implementing health protocols in Burai Village.