ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AFFECTING POTENTIAL OF VILLAGE HEALTH VOLUNTEERS IN CHIANG RAI TO SUPPORT AGING SOCIETY
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https://doi.org/10.14456/nrru-rdi.2023.49Keywords:
Environmental conditions, Potential of community health volunteers, Aging society, Environmental situationAbstract
The ability and qualifications required for voluntary work involving coordination with elderly community members is a process that contributes to enhancing the health and civic well-being of society and communities. The objective of the study was to find out the environmental conditions affecting the potential of community health volunteers to support the aging society in Chiang Rai Province. This study was mixed-method research. A sample of 39 cases were drawn using purposive sampling method. Data were collected using structured interviews, and importance assessment surveys through individual interviews, group discussions, workshops that were quality-assured by academic advisors supervising the thesis. The collected data was analyzed to assess the environmental situation and determine the significance of various factors. The research findings reveled that 1) Internal factors, consisting of (a) strengths such as producing outcomes in alignment with the mission and ongoing involvement of new generation volunteers, and (b) weaknesses related to transitions from structured systems, municipal responsibilities, and childcare obligations 2) External factors, consisting of (a) opportunities by using communication technology for building a community-based social network that facilitates volunteer work, and (b) challenges connected to political interference, which may lead to reduced effectiveness over time. For these factors, the highest weighted scores ranged from weaknesses (-3.43) to opportunities (+3.80), in which was the corrective situation. Thus, these findings are used to establish strategies for fostering collaboration, supporting, and stimulating social and public health activities within the community effectively.
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