Implementation of Settlement Infrastructure Policy to Realize Proper and Safe Sanitation in the City of Depok

Abstract

Depok City in an effort to create a clean, comfortable, safe and healthy area, so it is necessary to establish and organize a Healthy City. In order to realize the implementation of a Healthy City, it is necessary to support the quality of the physical, social environment, change people's behavior through the active role of the community and the private sector as well as the Regional Government in a directed, coordinated, integrated and sustainable manner.

The aim is to realize hygienic and sanitary community behavior independently in order to improve the health status of the community as high as possible, in an effort to create a clean, comfortable, safe and healthy area condition.

The method used is qualitative with data triangulation. The data was obtained from interviews conducted with community beneficiaries of sanitation development, village officials, sub-district officials, and officials serving in the Depok City Government.

Findings in the field that the Depok City area, especially areas that have slum settlements, are polluted by polluted soil, water and environment conditions. This condition occurred in 73 areas where soil and water samples were taken for laboratory testing. There were 67 (91.78%) locations that were polluted and did not meet the requirements, while there were 6 (8.22%) locations that were not polluted and met the requirements.