Journal of Community Empowerment for Health
Vol 4, No 1 (2021): Special Issue of COVID-19

A review of Internet-based approaches for health promotion programs related to the COVID-19 pandemic and wellness education

Carissa Wityadarda (Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine Padjadjaran University, Bandung Indonesia)
Gusti Ayu Sinta Deasy Andani (Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine Padjadjaran University, Bandung Indonesia Physiology Department, Faculty of Medicine Jenderal Achmad Yani University, Cimahi, Indonesia)
Rina Rostarina (Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine Padjadjaran University, Bandung Indonesia Central of Health training, Public Health office West Java, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
16 Apr 2021

Abstract

COVID-19 pandemic continues to have significant impacts in various sectors of society worldwide, including Indonesia. One major impact of COVID-19 occurs in the health information sector especially with social distancing regulations that inhibit people to access health care providers. This has led to several other problems such as behavior alteration involving unhealthy lifestyles and misleading information. Due to the limitations of social interaction, health care providers have proposed various methods to provide health promotions related to COVID-19 and wellness education that are accessible by the whole society with or without Internet access. This study aimed to review the current strategies of health information systems to increase knowledge about COVID-19 and overall wellness by the implementation of Internet-based programs. This review is based on a secondary study conducted with online search engines. Some previous studies showed that online training has improved knowledge significantly. Other research also described how the success of a community education program depends on adequate motivation and access to proper information. Three main factors that cause the failure of community education are lack of self-efficacy, lack of information, and distraction without proper supervision. Lack of information is due to the difficulty to gain Internet access in some areas and for some populations. In conclusion, Internet-based approaches can be implemented for health promotion programs related to COVID-19 and wellness due to the massive growth of Internet use in Indonesia.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jcoemph

Publisher

Subject

Education Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health

Description

Journal of Community Empowerment for Health (ISSN 2655-0164 (online); ISSN 2654-8283 (print)) is a national, open access, multidisciplinary, and peer-reviewed journal. We aim to publish research articles and reviews on educative, promotive, preventive and community empowerment activities in the ...