Achieving Local Teams to Accomplish Health Plans in the Upper Northern Region

Abstract

The purpose of this action research was to create health teams for health achievement plans complemented by learning packages that preceded for skill development, which contained a paradigm shift in health concepts, information management, problem-tree analysis, priority setting, logic model, force field analysis, road map, project and evaluation designs. The target groups were health teams recruited from officers of sub-district health promotion hospitals, leaders of the communities, municipal staff, and sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in 15 areas to participate three workshops. The results found that the health teams were able to create an attainable health plan from their projects, which 60.00% (9 in 15) were granted the funding from the Thai Health Center. Most of the health teams had highest level of satisfaction with our course and procedure because of their obvious benefits and outcomes. Suggestions would be made for health team selection must be clearly explained and understood for relevant parties the details and conditional agreement on the characteristics of the health team. Achievement of this project earned our health personnel a reputation as the health planner expertise to build up a particular health problem solving. Expansion to develop health solving plans in other health territories can be taken in action if needed.