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Resilience was the quality of an individual who was able to face various pressures and difficulties. The results of the preliminary study showed that 7 (70%) of the total 10 respondents experienced less resilience. The aim of the research was to analyzed the relationship between the role of youth and community resilience in facing the health impacts of flood disasters.This research method was correlational analytical with a cross sectional approach. The independent variable was the role of youth. The dependent variable was community resilience. The unit of analysis for this research was people who live in flood-prone areas. The population was 209 respondents, the research sample was 134 respondents. Sampling used simple random sampling, the instruments used were the youth role questionnaire and community resilience questionnaire. The statistical test used was Spearman Rank with a significance value of α 0.05.Based on the research results, 7 respondents (5.2%) of youth roles with good criteria had a good level of resilience, 49 respondents (36.6%) of youth roles with sufficient criteria had a sufficient level of resilience, 44 respondents (32.8%) of youth roles with poor criteria had a low level of resilience. The statistical test results show that the P value (0.000) < α (0.05). So Ho is rejected, meaning that there is a relationship between the role of youth and community resilience in facing the health impacts of the flood disaster. Based on the research results, it was hoped that youth will play a more active role in preventing disease outbreaks due to flood disasters. It was hoped that medical personnel can provided medical assistance in the form of medicines, provided health education, and provided specific treatment to disaster.

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Flood Disasters Resilience Role of Youth

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