Subjects: Volunteers of the public social activities, officials of authorities and the social, political organizations in Hoa phu commune during 11/ 1998 - 9/2000. The results: 91,42% total households have contacted and discussed with the health volunteer. The discussion comprised the health education and communication for discussion comprised the health education and communication for disease prevention 93,75%), propagandization of the family planning (7,29%).
Community Health Aides ; Residence Characteristics

The data collected from a survey that was conducted in January 2000. Main measurements included: the rate of communes where there are medical doctor(s), professional level, age, sex, the reasons promote them to work at communal level and their opinion about current position. The survey found that rate of commune with presence of medical doctor(s) is 50%. All of medical doctors who are working in communes are general doctors and have been appointed to head of communal health center (CHC). Rate of doctors who are satisfactory about their position is low. Most of them have expectation to joint to government official system, to be trained to improve the knowledge and to receive the investigation and advanced equipment for CHC, meet the requirement in primary health care for people.
Primary Health Care ; Community Health Aides

An evaluation of activity model of village health as socialization in 3 communes of Thai Nguyen province has shown that the people’s knowledge of environmental hygiene and reconstruction of hygienic facilities. The mother and children protection and care were improved. The morbidity rate was significantly reduced. The quality of the village health workers was good. The model of the village health was affirmed effectively and practicably.
Public Health ; Community Health Aides ; Orientation ; Socialization

In order to evaluate community health practitioners, activities through community clients, a household interview survey was done at eight areas in four counties surrounding Daegu city. A total of 1,016 households were interviewed on health service utilization, home visiting activities, work within the health posts, antenatal care and so on. The activities of community health practitioners were mostly curative services either within or out of the health post. Activities of the community health practitioners were related to their past experience as nurses/ midwives/public health nurses and attitudes to health maintenance and promotion. Activities related to preventive services are strong1y recommended.
Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Community Health Aides/standards* ; Community Health Aides/utilization ; Female ; Human ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Korea ; Middle Age ; Pregnancy ; Quality Assurance, Health Care ; Questionnaires

OBJECTIVES: This study was performed to assess the community capacity building ability of health promotion workers of public health centers and to identify influential factors to the ability. METHODS: The subjects were 43 public officers from 16 public health centers in Busan Metropolitan City. Questionnaire was developed based on 'Community Capacity Building Tool' of Public Health Agency of Canada which consists of 9 feathers. Each feather of capacity was assessed in 4 point rating scale. Univariate analysis by characteristics of subjects and multivariate analysis by multiple regression was done. RESULTS: The mean score of the 9 features were 2.35. Among the 9 feathers, 'Obtaining resources' scored 3.0 point which was the highest but 'Community structure' scored 2.1 which was the lowest. The mean score of the feathers was relatively lower than that of Canadian data. The significant influential factors affecting community capacity building ability were 'Service length', 'Heath promotion skill level', 'Existence of an executive department' and 'Cooperative partnership for health promotion'. According to the result of multiple linear regression, the 'Existence of an executive department' had significant influence. CONCLUSIONS: Community capacity building ability of subjects showed relatively lower scores in general. Building and activating an executive department and cooperative partnerships for health promotion may be helpful to achieve community capacity building ability.
Adult ; Community Health Aides/*organization & administration ; Community Health Centers/*organization & administration ; Female ; Financial Management ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ; Health Promotion/*organization & administration ; Humans ; Interpersonal Relations ; Korea ; Leadership ; Male ; Middle Aged ; *Public Health Administration