Policy Formulation of the Operational Working Group of the Integrated Service Post in West Tulang Bawang Regency

Abstract

Posyandu is managed, organized, and implemented by and for the community. According to Regulation No. 19/2011 of the Minister of Home Affairs on Guidelines for Integrating Posyandu, local government and cross-sectoral participation are necessary for effective implementation. Integrating basic social services into Posyandu aims to synergize the various services the community needs, including health and nutrition improvement, education and child development, family economic improvement, and family food security and social welfare, through Posyandu operational working groups. This study addresses the issue of why the policy formulation process for establishing Pokjanal Posyandu in the West Tulang Bawang Regency encountered obstacles. This study aims to identify why the West Tulang Bawang Regency Posyandu working group failed to form in 2023. This study employed a qualitative research method with a literature review approach. The results showed that the failure to establish the Posyandu operational working group in West Tulang Bawang Regency was caused by a lack of communication between the actors involved in policy formulation, including government and non-government actors. Poor communication has impacted the low participation of actors in the formation of the West Tulang Bawang Regency Posyandu operational working group. Additionally, policy-making actors did not understand the importance of establishing posyandu operational working groups. The Community and Tiyuh Empowerment Office of West Tulang Bawang Regency must play an active role to unify perceptions about the urgency of forming posyandu operational working groups.