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The Nurul Ikhlas Mosque, also known as Surau Parak Mujua, located in Pakan Akek, Jorong Kajai, Nagari Koto Baru, Solok Regency, is an important center of religious and social activities for the local community. In June 2023, the mosque suffered a major fire that destroyed the entire structure, creating an urgent need to redesign it to be more functional, ergonomic, efficient, and adaptable to local conditions. This community service project aimed to produce an architectural design that not only met structural and functional needs but also accommodated the social aspirations and cultural values of the local community. The methods used in this project included field observations to understand the community's conditions and needs, participatory discussions with local community leaders to explore aspirations and hopes, technical drawings using AutoCAD software, and structural analysis using ETABS to ensure the building's earthquake resistance. Ergonomics were a key consideration in this design, encompassing circulation flow, room dimensions, natural ventilation, and the selection of materials that were friendly and safe for the elderly, children, and people with disabilities. The output of this activity is a variety of design documents, including floor plans, elevations, building sections, floor plans, columns and beams, and 3D visualizations that can be used as a guide for phased construction. This program demonstrates the importance of collaboration between universities and the community in responding to post-disaster infrastructure needs. This knowledge-based, participatory approach is expected to produce a final design that is appropriate to real needs and the local context, and supports better and more sustainable post-disaster recovery.

Community health services are the most important part of supporting community health. Puskesmas is a health institution that is very close to the community. Therefore, it is important to pay attention to supporting facilities and infrastructure in the medical records work unit such as work equipment, work procedures, work processes or systems, work environment, employee physiology and psychology so that medical records officers more productive at work. Based on observations made at the West Baktiya Community Health Center, it was found that the area of the medical records unit was 5 x 5 m2 with a ceiling height of 3 m, using a white ceramic floor, there were 6 windows, 1 door, 2 staff work desks and 3 cupboards for Save correspondence and other important documents. Lighting in the medical records unit room is 259 lux, noise is 53.3-62.0 dB, temperature in the medical records unit room is 33.1oC and humidity is 70%. In the medical records unit room there are no chemical substances in solid, liquid or gas form, and there are also no vectors or disease-carrying animals such as flies, mosquitoes, cockroaches and rats. The aim of this activity is to provide outreach regarding ergonomics in the medical records work unit at the West Baktiya Community Health Center. The implementation method consists of planning, implementation actions, evaluation and activity report preparation stages. The result of this service is that it can increase the knowledge of medical records officers and other healt

The increasing trend of working from home since the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced new occupational health challenges, particularly regarding ergonomics. This study aimed to improve ergonomic awareness through structured education on proper work postures for home-based workers. Using a one-group pretest-posttest design, the research evaluated the effectiveness of educational interventions based on behavior change theories. Results demonstrated that interventions using the Trans-Theoretical Model (TTM) reduced Rapid Office Strain Assessment (ROSA) scores from 5.65 to 3.95 and decreased forward head posture by 9°. Similarly, participatory ergonomic approaches increased straight back posture from 59% to 75% of work time, with a 98% participant satisfaction rate. Educational strategies combining short workplace demonstrations, reminder media, and physical exercises proved more effective than conventional training methods. Theory-based weekly training sessions reduced the proportion of high-risk workers from 60% to 21% within three months. The study concludes that structured work posture education based on behavior change theories effectively enhances ergonomic awareness among home-based workers and significantly reduces health risks associated with poor posture.

Low back pain merupakan salah satu gangguan musculoskeletal akibat dari ergonomi yang salah dan dapat didefinisikan sebagai nyeri yang terlokalisasi antara batas costae dan lipatan gluteus inferior yang berlangsung lebih dari sehari. Pada tahun 2018 di Indonesia, tenaga kesehatan pernah mendiagnosis sebanyak 11.9% kasus penyakit musculoskeletal  sedangkan  kasus  yang  terdiagnosis  menurut  gejala  yang  muncul  sebesar  24,7%. Persentase penderita LBP di Indonesia diperkirakan antara 7.6%-37% pada tahun 2018. Pada tahun yang sama didapatkan sekitar 26.74% penduduk Indonesia yang berusia 15 tahun keatas dan bekerja yang mengeluh mengalami nyeri di  daerah  punggung  bawah.  Hal  ini  diakibatkan  karena  seiring  bertambahnya  usia  maka  kekuatan  otot  akan mengalami penurunan sehingga rentan mengalami gangguan kesehatan. Kami berinisiatif untuk memberikan penyuluhan terkait nyeri punggung bawah pada Mahasiswa yang berada di Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta khususnya pada program studi fisioterapi angkatan 2019 kelas praktek E dan juga kegiatan pengabdian ini di support dengan pemberian leaflet, pre-test, post-test untuk mengukur tingkat pengetahuan dan penambahan wawasan responden terhadap nyeri punggung bawah baik gejala, faktor resiko, cara pencegahan serta penanganan secara mandiri maupun medis., agar kedepannya para lansia menambah pengetahuan perihal low back pain dan dapat menerapkan pola hidup sehat untuk mencegah penyakit ini. Berdasarkan hasil pengisian kuesioner pre- test dan post-test yang kami berikan, pengetahuan lansia tentang nyeri punggung bawah meningkat dari yang awalnya belum mengerti perbedaan nyeri lutut biasa dengan osteoarthritis menjadi paham, dan adanya peningkatan pengetahuan akan tanda dan gejala low back pain