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Thailand Country Report: Healthy Schools Strategies By Dr. Charuaypon TORRANIN Deputy Permanent Secretary, MOE, Thailand Regional Consultation on Regional Strategy for Health Promotion for South East Asia 26-29 June 2006 Chieng Mai, THAILAND 1

Healthy Schools : 3 Components School Health Program Students counseling Individual Health Record Special Projects under MOE Policy School Health Service Accident Insurance First aid clinic Health Education --> FocuVsaocnciLniafetioSnksills 2

Thailand Healthy Schools Analysis Strength Weakness 1.Health Ed in Curriculum 1. Low priority 2.Health is national agenda Opportunity Threats 1.Strong Health related 1. New Disease agencies partnership 2.Risk behaviors 3

Bangkok Charter : Making It Happen Five key strategies also applied for healthy schools 1. Invest - in actions that tackle the determinants of health and in health systems.. 2.Advocate - for evidence based policies, resources and practices that support and protect health. 3.Build - capacity to promote health, particularly in the areas of policy development and practice, health literacy, community actions, leadership and research 4.Enable and Mobilize – individuals and communities through information and communication technology 5. Form partnerships- with public, private and non-government organizations to create sustainable actions across sectors 4

Key Success Strategies for Thai Healthy Schools Program 1. Setting Children Health Issue Priorities 2. Set up Health Issues as National Agenda 3. Find Networking/Partnership 4. Law reinforcement 5. Knowledge Management (KM) as pace maker/progress reporter /new innovator prime mover 5

1. Setting Health Issues Priorities • National Health Systems Reform Office - Health Status Monitoring - Health organizations reengineering analysis - Legislations Analysis - Problem issues priorities Setting 6

2. Set up as National Agenda: Thailand National Health Agenda for Cross Ministerial Cooperation • Drug Control • Road Safety • HIV/Aids • Healthy Thailand (Health Promotion) • Smoking • Alcohol 7

3. Find Networking/Partnership Other Health Related Networking 8 Agencies -Thai Health Organization -National Health Security Office -National Health Systems Reform Office -Office of the Narcotics Control Board (Ministry of Justice)

3. Find Networking/Partnership MOE–MOPH Health program Partnership 1.Department of Mental Health -To Be No.1 : Youth activities -Teachers Training on mental health - School Violence Coping -On line Youth Counseling 9

3. Find Networking/Partnership MOE–MOPH Health program Partnership 2.Dept of Food and Drug Administration - Training Children Food Quality Control and Inspection - School lunch safety control 10

3. Find Networking/Partnership MOE–MOPH Health program Partnership 3. Department of Medical Services - Teacher training on drug addict treatment and prevention 11

3. Find Networking/Partnership MOE–MOPH Health program Partnership 4.Department of Disease Control -HIV/Aids program & Budget - Teachers’ seminar, training, and workshops on Disease Control 12

3. Find Networking/Partnership MOE–MOPH Health program Partnership 5. Department of Health Service Support - Monitoring & Follow up by on-line reporting on Drugs Control Records 13

MOE–MOPH Health program Partnership • 6. Department of Health Service (Anamai) -A health promoting school as a healthy setting for living, learning and working - Oral Health Promotion & Prevention In School Children 14

3. Find Networking/Partnership MOE–MOPH Health program Partnership 7. Permanent Secretary Office, MOPH - Developing 10th National Health Development Plan (2007-2011) - Healthy Thailand, Healthy Schools 15

4. Legislations and Law reinforcement • Smoking Act: No smoking in certain areas • Alcohol Act: selling alcohol to children under18 is forbidden, No alcohol Billboards 500 meters from schools, No alcohol advertisements on TV during 5:00A.M. to 20:00P.M. • Children Protection Act : Parents responsibilities to assist children free from Smoking, alcohol, Sex Harassment, etc. 16

5. KM as pace maker/progress reporter/new innovator Thai Health Organization - Financial support for health promotion programs and projects - Knowledge Management for public access to health information 17

School health program as part of External Q.A. by Office of National Educational Standards and Quality Assessment No Standards Poor Fair Good Student Performance 1.48 29.28 69.24 1 Desirable ethics and morale 7.83 65.12 27.05 4 Critical and creative thinking 5 Essential learning skills 16.44 51.44 32.12 6 Learning how to search for 4.06 56.16 39.78 Knowledge 1.23 34.60 64.17 9 Working skills for career preparation 0.52 13.89 58.59 2.22 28.45 69.33 10 Physical and mental health 18 12 Sports, arts, and music appreciation

Healthy THAILAND : Best Practice for Integrated Project for Health Promotion Strategic Roadmap Yr 2005 to 2017 (17 Goals) 1. I.Q.and E.Q. 10. Mental health 2.Exercise 11. Less Crimes and Violence 3.Life Skills 12. Adequate earning for living 4.Happy Family 13. Safety environment 5.Long mortality 14.Free from risky behaviors 6.Basic health security 15. Neighborhood 7.Safety Food 16. Peace and Harmony 8.Free from cigarettes and alcohol 9.Accidents Safety 17.Religious and 19 culture

The Strength of the Nation to Overcome Drug Program : Most Effective Strategy for schools health promotion -National Agenda Approach (Strong leadership from the Government) -Public Campaign ( Public support) -Cross ministerial project ( Multi factors integrated Management) -Special financial Support (Adequate budget and bonus for the winner) 20