Development of Village Health Worker Training Program in Tuguegarao, Phillipines.
- Author:
Jung Min KIM
1
;
Hye Yeon LEE
;
Dae Jin PARK
;
Chul Ho OAK
;
Man Joong JEON
;
Byeng Chul YU
;
Kwang Wook KOH
;
Yong Hwan LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Preventive Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, Korea. kwkoh@kosin.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Village health worker;
Health education;
Primary health care;
Training program
- MeSH:
Community Health Workers;
Consumer Participation;
Health Education;
Health Promotion;
Humans;
Missions and Missionaries;
Philippines;
Primary Health Care
- From:Journal of Agricultural Medicine & Community Health
2008;33(3):324-334
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to develop and execute the village heath worker(VHW) training program which based on short term overseas medical volunteer and medical mission. METHODS: Through case studies of previous VHW program and review articles about the state of medical volunteer and medical mission, we developed the VHW training program. Pilot test of the program was carried out in Tugeugarao city, Phillipines on July, 2008. The subject were 32 persons from 15 villages around Tuguegarao city. After training we surveyed regarding the satisfaction of training and the degree of getting knowledge and skills. RESULTS: Through article review, we got the common subjects of previous VHW training program and the limitations of overseas medical volunteer and medical mission. We developed VHW training program aiming to community health promotion through community participation and community change. The main text was "Where There Is No Doctor" of Hesperian Foundation. The program executed through 1 day intensive lecture and practice. The satisfaction of the program was 8.95+/-1.70 on 10 point rating scale. CONCLUSIONS: We strongly expect VHW training program can be available as new model of short overseas medical volunteer as well as medical mission if we could systemize it with the confirming subject before training, management after training and continuous support through connection with the field.
