Factors Affecting the Environmental Health management for Public Health Service in Kanchanaburi Province

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) study the potential of environmental health operations of public health service.2) study the situation of environmental health management of public health service. 3) study factors affecting environmental health management in public health service. 4) create guidelines for environmental health management in public health service. In Kanchanaburi Province. In-depth interview data of 32 managers and 164 members were collected through questionnaires and analyzed by descriptive statistics, average frequency, percentage, standard deviation and multiple regression analysis. Results showed that the capacity of public health service management found at a good level (x ̅=4.13,S.D.=0.562). The expertise of environmental health was at a good level (x ̅=4.05,S.D.=0.742). and the structure of the organization was at a good level (x ̅=4.03,S.D.=0.694) The general garbage management was at a good level (x ̅=4.07,S.D=0.657). The hazardous garbage management was at a good level (x ̅=4.21,S.D=0.730).The infectious garbage management was at a good level (x ̅=4.56,S.D=0.444) The sewage management was at a good level(x ̅=4.34,S.D=0.590) The energy management was at a good level (x ̅=3.77,S.D=0.748) The environment organization management was at a good level (x ̅=4.23,S.D=0.552) foods and water sanitation management was at a good level (x ̅=4.07,S.D=0.605). The potential factor affecting environmental health management was organizational leadership (B=0.317,P=0.000)and appropriate equipment and material supply coefficient (B=0.132,P=0.034).Guidelines for development should include a clear operational plan for environmental health management. There is a plan to allocate adequate budget and resources and developing the skills of Public Health Technician