Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
The Development of tools and interventions for improvement of Basic Occupational Health Services (BOHS) in Thailand
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Title
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
The Development of tools and interventions for improvement of Basic Occupational Health Services (BOHS) in Thailand
The Development of tools and interventions for improvement of Basic Occupational Health Services (BOHS) in Thailand
Subject
The Development of tools and interventions, improvement of Basic Occupational Health Services (BOHS) ,Thailand
Description
Introduction: Although most Primary Care Units (PCUs) in Thailand can provide BOHS, staff at PCUs still need empowerment in terms of health risk assessment and management. The project was initiated to find out solutions to support the BOHS program. The aims of the project were to identify health risk situation in some particular workers and to develop tools, information system, and suitable preventive measures for further disease prevention and control.
Materials and Methods: The project was a research and development design, targeting five groups of informal workers: farmers, waste collectors, cloth makers, masons, and taxi drivers. 26 pilot PCUs were selected to join the study. The activities included setting up the One Health (OH) information framework and data collection from target workers by questionnaire. The data were analyzed and used to identify the high priority of OH problems. Then, the models for preventive measures were developed.
Results: Ergonomic factors were a major problem among farmers (100%) and cloth makers (59.8%). In addition, stonemasons (83.8%) were very high risk groups for getting Silicosis. Tools and other interventions which were developed included telephone application for personal health record keeping, health assessment check-list tools, and health education packages.
Conclusions: The products and outcomes of the project can support
PCUs’ staff to improve BOHS. Tools and preventive measures can be
applied for other PCUs to provide BOHS.
Materials and Methods: The project was a research and development design, targeting five groups of informal workers: farmers, waste collectors, cloth makers, masons, and taxi drivers. 26 pilot PCUs were selected to join the study. The activities included setting up the One Health (OH) information framework and data collection from target workers by questionnaire. The data were analyzed and used to identify the high priority of OH problems. Then, the models for preventive measures were developed.
Results: Ergonomic factors were a major problem among farmers (100%) and cloth makers (59.8%). In addition, stonemasons (83.8%) were very high risk groups for getting Silicosis. Tools and other interventions which were developed included telephone application for personal health record keeping, health assessment check-list tools, and health education packages.
Conclusions: The products and outcomes of the project can support
PCUs’ staff to improve BOHS. Tools and preventive measures can be
applied for other PCUs to provide BOHS.
Creator
Somkiat Siriruttanapruk, Rungprakai Wirichai, Yaowalak Kaeokaemchan, Jurairat Chuangchaiya, Supatcha Kredyyindee and Patteera Boonkam
Publisher
Elsevier Korea LLC
Date
January 2022
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
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Citation
Somkiat Siriruttanapruk, Rungprakai Wirichai, Yaowalak Kaeokaemchan, Jurairat Chuangchaiya, Supatcha Kredyyindee and Patteera Boonkam, “Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
The Development of tools and interventions for improvement of Basic Occupational Health Services (BOHS) in Thailand,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed November 22, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2556.
The Development of tools and interventions for improvement of Basic Occupational Health Services (BOHS) in Thailand,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed November 22, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2556.