Thai Health Promotion Foundation's Health Ecosystem Initiative

MGR Online•Politics•5d ago

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Thai Health Promotion Foundation and various networks organized a public academic forum to promote community-based health ecosystems to combat social risks including drugs, alcohol, and gambling.

•Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) supported a public academic forum titled 'Combining Community Power, Health Ecosystem Networks to Cope with Social Risks'.
•The strategy focuses on three main dimensions: creating environments, establishing social shields via community-based intervention, and upgrading community rules to public policy.
•The initiative aims to tackle risk factors such as alcohol, cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, drugs, and gambling using a community-based approach.
•The network currently has operational bases in more than 872 areas across Thailand.

Overview

•Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) supported several foundations and networks in organizing the 'Combining Community Power, Health Ecosystem Networks to Cope with Social Risks' academic forum.
•Dr. Jidapha Sunthornthanakul stated that Thailand faces economic volatility, cost of living, and household debt, which increase inequality and risk the health of children and vulnerable groups.
•Dr. Pongthep Wongwatcharapaiboon reported that 20.9 million Thai people drink alcohol, and nearly 3 million people engage in online gambling.
•Dr. Pongthep Wongwatcharapaiboon noted that over 210,000 children and youth have become new smokers.
•Dr. Pongthep Wongwatcharapaiboon proposed a three-dimensional strategy: environment creation, community-based social shields, and translating community wisdom into national policy.
•Supawadee Phetcharat of the Volunteer for Society Foundation emphasized that health risk factors are linked to family, economy, society, environment, and structural inequality.
•Asree Pikuljorn shared his experience of drug addiction and recovery through family support, exercise, and the support of the Volunteer for Society Foundation and ThaiHealth.
•The health ecosystem network currently operates in more than 872 areas nationwide.

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Key Quotes

Asree Pikuljorn

"Currently, I have entered the running circuit, won medals, and founded a team called 'Ma Wing Kan Panare' to gather people who have overcome drug problems to do activities and campaign with ThaiHealth."

ปัจจุบันเข้าสู่วงการนักวิ่งได้เหรียญรางวัล และได้ก่อตั้งทีมชื่อว่า “มาวิ่งกันปะนาเระ” รวมคนก้าวพ้นปัญหายาเสพติด มาทำกิจกรรมและรณรงค์ร่วมกับสสส.

Key Entities

Organization

Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth)(สำนักงานกองทุนสนับสนุนการสร้างเสริมสุขภาพ (สสส.))

An organization that supports networks to create health ecosystems and combat social risk factors.

Stop Drink Network (SDL)(เครือข่ายองค์กรงดเหล้า (สคล.))

A network organization that co-organized the public academic forum on health ecosystems.

Drug Academic Center Foundation(มูลนิธิศูนย์วิชาการสารเสพติด)

A foundation that co-organized the public academic forum on health ecosystems.

Bioculture Foundation(มูลนิธิชีววิถี)

A foundation that co-organized the public academic forum on health ecosystems.

Volunteer for Society Foundation (VOS)(มูลนิธิอาสาสมัครเพื่อสังคม (มอส.))

A foundation that co-organized the public academic forum and provided support to individuals like Asree Pikuljorn.

Woman and Men Progressive Foundation(มูลนิธิหญิงชายก้าวไกล)

A foundation that co-organized the public academic forum on health ecosystems.

Children, Youth and Family Foundation(มูลนิธิเด็ก เยาวชนและครอบครัว)

A foundation that co-organized the public academic forum on health ecosystems.

Youth Health Promotion Movement(ขบวนการสร้างเสริมสุขภาพเยาวชน)

A movement that co-organized the public academic forum on health ecosystems.

Ma Wing Kan Panare(มาวิ่งกันปะนาเระ)

A team founded by Asree Pikuljorn to gather people who have overcome drug problems for activities and campaigns.

Person

Dr. Jidapha Sunthornthanakul(ทันตแพทย์หญิง ดร.จิดาภา สุนทรธนากุล)

Advisor to Songsak Thongsri and chairperson of the public academic forum.

Songsak Thongsri(นายทรงศักดิ์ ทองศรี)

Deputy Prime Minister and Chairperson of the ThaiHealth Fund Board.

Dr. Pongthep Wongwatcharapaiboon(นพ.พงศ์เทพ วงศ์วัชรไพบูลย์)

Manager of the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth).

Supawadee Phetcharat(นางสาวสุภาวดี เพชรรัตน์)

Representative of the Volunteer for Society Foundation and co-organizer network.

Asree Pikuljorn(นายอัสรี พิกุลจร)

A health runner from Pattani province and founder of the 'Ma Wing Kan Panare' team.

Place

Pattani Province(จ.ปัตตานี)ℹ️

The province where Asree Pikuljorn is from.

Krabi Province(จังหวัดกระบี่)ℹ️

The location of the Ponoh school where Asree Pikuljorn underwent treatment.