HEALTH CENTER NEEDS MANAGER WITH GRADUATE OF PROFESSION OF PUBLIC HEALTH GENERALIST IN INDONESIA

An additional cost of health insurance paid by the government has increased every year. Theoretically, this is due to curative services have been more and more dominant. The one problem might be due to different views between 2 organizations concerning public health. The objective of this paper is offering innovative thought to create the same view between the 2 organizations to strengthen preventive and promotional health services through health centers. One organization has conducted competency examination to Bachelor of Public Health Specialist; if he/she passes the examination, they are granted a Letter of Registration. However, another organization disagrees, because someone will obtain a Letter of Registration if he/she has already passed as a Profession of Public Health. Concerning with the different view, the writers offer an Innovative Thoughts that necessary Profession in Public Health Generalist appointed to be Manager in Health Center, for which Profession of Public Health Generalist Education Program established, where students receive theory in class and practice in the Field Laboratory of Public Health based on Integration of Public Health Scientific Disciplines. The government should also provide the Profession of Public Health Specialist working in the functional position in the Ministry of Health and Provincial/District Health Department. The writers formulate several conclusions to strengthen preventive and promotional health services enhancing community health status as the one factor to develop human resources namely Presidents Joko Widodo's Vision in the Second Working Cabinet 2019-2024.