RESEARCH ON GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS "HEALTHY LIVING COMMUNITY MOVEMENT" (GERMAS) IN BALI USING CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS

On 12 November 2016, the Indonesian government launched a program to improve public health called Healthy Living Community Movement (GERMAS). GERMAS aims to raise awareness, willingness, and ability to live healthy for everyone to realize the highest degree of public health. Specifically, GERMAS's objectives are (1) increasing community participation for healthy living; (2) Increase community productivity; and (3) Reducing the burden of health care costs. According to the Governor of Bali, GERMAS activity is a step that must be implemented in an effort to provide understanding and socialization to the public about the importance of health so keep themselves healthy become living culture in society. In this research using Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) proposed by Norman Fairclough. Norman Fairclough's Critical Discourse Analysis using three approaches method of text analysis, discourse practice analysis, sociocultural practice analysis. The results show that government efforts to improve public health in Bali will be well received. The community considers the government's movement to adopt a healthy lifestyle in accordance with the religion of most Balinese people. In addition, considering the impact of non-infectious diseases (PTM) which is socio economically very detrimental to society will certainly get good reception for the community. The mass media design used is quite attractive and informative and it is expected that the public will get a clear picture of GERMAS.