ABSTRACT
The chaotic settlement environmental problems, causing slum environments to be scattered in various corners of the area. This study aims to find and reveal the various conditions behind the low environmental health behavior of fishing communities in facing the COVID-19 Pandemic. This study used a quantitative descriptive approach. The population in this study were housewives who had toddlers in Pamekasan Regency fishing community, and the sample was taken purposively using in–depth interviews to gather information. The research results show that the environmental health behavior of the fishing community is in a good category. Most of them use clean water from PDAM and have a special place for disposal. The handling of the COVID-19 Pandemic in this community is in the low category. But even so, none of the fishing communities have been exposed to COVID-19, even though Pamekasan Regency is in the red zone.
