Analysis of the Performance of Health Empowerment Policies on Improving Community Welfare After the Pandemic
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.55927/ijsmr.v3i12.761Keywords:
Policy Performance, Health Empowerment, Community Welfare, Policy Evaluation, Post-PandemicAbstract
This study aims to analyze the performance of health empowerment policies in improving community welfare during the post-COVID-19 pandemic recovery period. The focus of the study is on evaluating the effectiveness, efficiency, adequacy, responsiveness, and accuracy of policies implemented by the Batu City Health Office. This study uses a qualitative approach with a case study method, involving informants from local government, health workers, and program beneficiaries. Data were obtained through in-depth interviews, observations, and documentation, then analyzed using the interactive analysis model of Miles, Huberman, and Saldana. The results show that health empowerment policies in Batu City have contributed to improving health knowledge, access to basic services, and the community's adaptive capacity to health risks after the pandemic. However, several obstacles were found, including limited human resources, varying levels of community participation, and suboptimal policy integration between the macro, meso, and micro levels. Analysis of policy performance revealed that the achievement of objectives was quite effective, but not yet fully efficient and responsive to the needs of vulnerable groups. This study emphasizes the importance of strengthening policy governance, increasing empowerment capacity at the community level, and developing a sustainable evaluation model as a basis for future policy improvements. These findings are expected to enrich the public administration literature and serve as a reference for local governments in formulating more adaptive and inclusive health empowerment strategies in the post-pandemic era.
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