Developing primary care occupational health services for informal sector workers in Thailand
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6134624 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kessarawan Nilvarangkul (0000-0002-7465-5451, Khon Kaen University), Sara Arphorn (0000-0002-4987-904X, Mahidol University), John F Smith (Khon Kaen University), Teerasak Phajan (Sirindhorn College of Public Health), Nusaraporn Kessomboon (0000-0002-5474-4991, Khon Kaen University), Kesorn Thaewnongiew (Office of Disease Prevention and Control Region 6, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 113-131 |
| Publication date | 2015-03-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Action Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1476-7503 • E-ISSN: 1741-2617 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1476750315574351 |
| OpenAlex | W2005846914 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 14 |
This study demonstrates action research’s emancipatory traditions in enabling community stakeholders in rural Thai settings to increase self-reliance and collaboration in improving primary care occupational health services. Most of the Thai workforce are informal sector workers outside Thai labor law protections, health and safety regulatory frameworks, and without specific occupational health services to provide for work-related health needs. This project brought together community leader teams, village health volunteers and informal workers themselves to collaboratively develop community services for this underserved group. Significant changes were effected at community team level, with improvements in networking and community nurses’ health care for the workers and in their oversight and supervision of village health volunteers (VHVs) in the community. Most notably, VHVs’ self-confidence improved at providing illness prevention and health promotion support in workers’ homes and work settings congruent with their daily lifestyle and work schedules. Informal workers’ health self-care behaviors improved
Business · Community health · Community health workers · Economic growth · Environmental health · Health care · Health promotion · Health services · Occupational health nursing · Occupational safety and health · Political science · Population · Public health · Public relations · Work (physics · Workforce · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Medicine · Nursing
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |