Health promotion for young people: an experience in Ratchaburi
Prueksunand, P.
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand 87(Suppl 3): S174-S178
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0125-2208 PMID: 21213519 Document Number: 12845
Since 2001, the Department of Health has initiated the Friend Corner (FC) as a countrywide strategic approach to promote young people health. Thus, the Fourth Health Promotion Center (HPC4) takes this opportunity to review and reconstruct her young people program as being an operational study starting from mid 2001 to 2006. The objectives include to provide integrated health and social services and to empower young people for health. Two important actions are defined i.e. the information, education and communication process and the Friend Corner model development process. For implementation, the program has been designed into 3 phases. Phase I comprises creating social awareness, setting up FC as a comprehensive and friendly service and training of youth and teachers on reproductive health, drug addiction, food and nutrition, dental health and exercise for health. In addition, some young people are empowered for active participation. Phase II addresses on searching for partnerships, strengthening of networks, continuing on personnel development and expanding the FC to health, education and other social settings. Phase III will be the period of sustainability. It needs to set up welfare fund or FC foundation for self - financial support. Also new interventions or innovations will be emerged. At present, the study is in phase II. There are 18 schools and colleges, 8 hospitals and 1 municipality contract to this program. The FCs have been set up, one in shopping mall, 8 in education institutes, 1 in urban community and 8 in hospitals. There is no FC in workplaces yet. The services provided in the FC include health and physical performance check up, information dissemination and psychosocial counseling.
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