Who says learning about health has to be serious and boring? On Tuesday morning (August 19) at Depok Class I Correctional Facility, the atmosphere was different. Around 100 inmates gathered—not for a hearing or roll call, but to play a unique board game called *“Health Track.”*

The game is more than just entertainment. Behind the roll of the dice and the movement of colorful pawns lie important messages about maintaining physical health, preventing non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and practicing clean and healthy living habits.

This program was born from a collaboration between the Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Indonesia (FoN UI), and Universitas Indonesia Hospital (RSUI) through the Healthy Prison Movement (GERLAPs). Its goal is simple yet fundamental: to ensure that everyone, including those serving time in correctional facilities, has equal access to the right to live a healthy life.

"Usually, health education is just lectures, but now it’s much more fun. I understand better because we get to practice it directly through the game," said one of the inmates enthusiastically participating in the activity.

Not only did they play the game, but the inmates also received basic health check-ups, including measurements of height and weight, vital signs assessment, and disease risk screening. Out of the 100 participants, 45 were then appointed as GERLAPs Ambassadors—health cadres tasked with sharing the knowledge they gained with their fellow inmates.

The head of the community service team, Dr. Hanny Handiyani, S.Kp., M.Kep., emphasized that creative approaches like this are crucial to ensure that education truly leaves an impact. *“Health is a right for everyone, including those living under constraints. We want them not only to know, but also to be able to apply that knowledge in their daily lives,”* she said.

Appreciation also came from the Head of Depok Class I Correctional Facility, Agus Imam Taufik, A.Md.IP., S.H., M.Si., who emphasized that programs like this are very helpful. *“Our inmates are human beings who also have the right to be healthy. With engaging education like this, they can gain the knowledge to take better care of themselves,”* he said.

The activity was further enhanced with support from partners, including the provision of educational materials from PT. Galenium (Scabimite) and skin health souvenirs for all participants.

From within the correctional facility, this initiative demonstrates that health education can be conducted in a fun, empathetic, and impactful way. It is hoped that this small step will mark the beginning of a healthier, safer, and more productive prison environment—and prove that change can start anywhere, even within the walls of a correctional facility.