DISTRIBUTION OF PREVENTION TOOLS AND SOCIALIZATION OF THE 5 M HEALTH PROTOCOL TOWARDS TOURIST VISITS IN FACING THE NEW NORMAL POST-COVID-19 PANDEMIC AT JANJI MARTAHAN VILLAGE, HARIAN SUB-DISTRICT, SAMOSIR REGENCY

Abstract

The Consideration of a public health perspective on the prevention and control of COVID-19 towards the tourism sector requires a recommendation approach to be taken by the tourism sector. This Community service activity was carried out by handing over some equipment to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in welcoming new normal conditions of life in the tourist destination, used by Tourism Awareness Group (Pokdarwis) members in serving tourists. The preventive equipment includes face shields that can be used by entrance ticket sales officers, parking attendants, tour guides, hand sanitizers, and cloth masks to maintain the cleanliness and health of every tourist who will enter the tourist destination in the village of JanjiMartahan.

Based on the problem analysis, the service program was focused on the followingmethods, namely; (1) Socialization Method, (2) Focus Group Discussion (FGD), and (3) Community Education Method. The data collection technique in this service wereobservation, interview, documentation, and FGD techniques. The results of this community service shows that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought about new behavior in the community, which is much more concerned with hygiene, health, and security factors, in the tourism destination of the village of JanjiMartahan, HarianSub-District, Samosir Regency.