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Vol. 3 (2025): Proceeding International Conference On Health Science

OVERVIEW OF COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS IN FACING WHIRLWIND NATURAL DISASTERS

Submitted
October 3, 2025
Published
2025-10-03

Abstract

Indonesia is one of the countries that is very vulnerable to natural disasters. One of them is a tornado disaster. A tornado destroys everything in its path. Preparedness plays an important role in dealing with a tornado disaster. The population in this study was the community in Lae Pinang Village, Sidikalang District, Dairi Regency, totaling 2,258 people, a sample of 44 people using the Slovin formula. The results of the study based on the characteristics of the respondents are as follows: The preparedness of the community of Lae Pinang Village, Sidikalang District, Dairi Regency in Hamlet I is in the very unprepared category with an index value of (36%). Hamlet II is in the very unprepared category with an index value of (30%). Hamlet III is in the less prepared category with an index value of (44%). Hamlet IV is in the very unprepared category with an index value of (27%). Hamlet V is in the very unprepared category with an index value of (34%). It is recommended that health institutions provide health education to the community to carry out disaster preparedness after a tornado so that community knowledge about disaster preparedness after a landslide increases