COMMUNITY HEALTH DEVELOPMENT AT SUKSALA AREA IN BO KLUEA DISTRICT AND CHALOEM PHRA KIAT DISTRICT, NAN PROVINCE

Abstract

The objectives of community health development at Suksala area in Nan Province were to develop the community health and evaluate the results of development. The study used a participatory action research. The participants in the study consisted of the volunteers, community leaders, local leaders, Public health officers and teachers from 3 areas ( 30 persons per area, totaling 90 persons). The study are four steps : 1) Context studies and community planning, 2) Implementation, 3) Observation and evaluation, 4) Reflection. The research instruments were report summaries, community study tools, constructive meetings, observations, and a clean and healthy home assessment. Qualitative data using content analysis. Quantitative data using descriptive statistics. The study conducted between February 2018 - September 2020.

          The results showed that community health development used the principles of learning together (thinking, acting and monitoring). The community study was to set development goals for the well-being and reduced the risk of disease. The main activities were improving the clean water, increasing food resources, environmental health management, smoking and drinking. As a result of the development shown that households had clean water for use increased from 3.36 percent to 64.98 percent, households with food resources increased from 22.96 percent to 72.54 percent, households that passed the clean households criteria increased from 34.45 percent to 83.47 percent, 3 people who abstain from alcohol and 3 people from smoking.

          Therefore, community health development in remote areas should focus on the process of thinking, action and monitoring by participation of health workers, health volunteers, and community leaders.