Kesehatan Masyarakat dan Peran Penting Ruang Terbuka Olahraga di Tengah Kota

Abstract

Health is one of the parameters of welfare in society. A complete supporting capacity is needed to realize good public health. Exercise is a preventive approach that is considered better than a curative approach. The requirement for people to exercise is that there is adequate open sports space. This research aims to determine public health conditions and identify open sports spaces in Karanganyar Regency. This research is quantitative descriptive research using a sport development index (SDI) approach. The population includes residents in Karanganyar Regency and a sample of 90 people was taken through multi-stage random sampling. The data collection instrument was in the form of a questionnaire and analyzed quantitatively using SDI analysis covering the dimensions of public health and sports open spaces. Based on the research results, it is known that the Karanganyar Regency public health index is 0.721 and the Karanganyar Regency open space sports index is 0.720. The conclusion obtained is that the public health index and sports open space index in Karanganyar Regency are included in the middle category.