Development of Age-friendly City Model in Health Region 3

Abstract

This study is the research and development. The objectives are 1) to study the community's preparation for entering the aging society 2) to analyze the situations of the community's ability to develop into an age-friendly city 3) to develop the age-friendly city model in Health Region 3 and 4) to evaluate the age-friendly city model. The sample group was older people living in communities in 5 sub-districts in Health Region 3, the monks, care managers, caregiver, family caregiver, local leader, health care personnel, local government organization, and other stakeholders. Data were collected by interview, focus group, and evaluation forms. Data analysis used content analysis. The statistics used to analyze the data are percentages, means, and standard deviations.

The results of the study found that communities and local government organizations have cooperated in preparing to enter the aging society in the areas of health, social, economic, and education. The ability of the community to provide the age-friendly city environment in Health District 3 found that the overall level is at a high level. Community participation is at the highest level. The age-friendly city model has 9 elements, increasing from the 8 elements according to the World Health Organization's framework, namely health promotion temples. The temple's health promotion volunteer monks (VHV) play an important role. The model is applied appropriately with the community context which has social capital in the community and local government organizations as the power to create an age-friendly city in order to improve the quality of life of the elderly and people in the community.