Potential of Higher Education Institutions in Disaster Risk Reduction

Abstract

Background. Indonesia is a country that has many potential disasters. Often referred to as the Supermarket Disaster state. Every individual, group and community needs to have preparedness in dealing with disasters. Preparedness can be done through training that is carried out in a planned, academic and periodic manner. So far, there is no habit of conducting disaster simulations or field rehearsals at the Health Polytechnic of the Ministry of Health in Surabaya. The identification of the potential of this higher education institution is the first step in preparing the field rehearsal module plan. The final goal is to develop a disaster preparedness module, design institutional policies and form a community disaster preparedness team. Research methods. In this study, a quantitative design was used, with a descriptive approach. Aims to identify the potential of Higher Education in disaster risk reduction efforts. The population and sample are FGD (Focus Group Discussion) participants and disaster mitigation experts/experts. The research variables were obtained from the results of literature studies and FGDs. Furthermore, the identification results are used to compile a module that can be used for Field Rehearsal guidelines. Modules are obtained in 3 ways: identification, FGD and expert consultation. The variables of this research are the existence of disaster courses, the presence of disaster course lecturers, the competence of lecturer training, the existence of training modules for lecturers, the diversity of potential sources of disaster. The results. The results of the study show as follows: 96% of campuses at the Health Polytechnic of the Ministry of Health in Surabaya have disaster courses. Lecturers of disaster courses are all from within the study program as much as 63%, a mixture of inside and outside the study program as much as 31%, and a mixture of lecturers from inside and from guest lecturers as much as 6%. Lecturers who have never attended disaster training 52%. Campuses that have never been on campus simulations are 43% and have held simulations but not regularly once a year = 31%. As many as 90% of lecturers stated that they strongly agreed to hold disaster simulation training. 34% of campuses that have the potential for 3 kinds of disasters. Conclusion: The identification results in this study indicate the importance of the existence of disaster courses, the presence of disaster course lecturers, the competence of lecturer training, the existence of training modules for lecturers, the diversity of potential sources of disaster. It is necessary to prepare a disaster preparedness training module in an effort to reduce disaster risk.