Development of a Model for Health and Occupational Health Promotion of Workers in the 10th Public Health Region

Abstract

The research aimed (1) to study the state of health and occupational health promotion of workers in the 10th Public Health Region (2) to develop the model and 3) to evaluate the model. The sample of the study were 400 workers in the 10th Public health Region by simple sampling, 12 experts to consider draft of model and 17 professionals to evaluate model. The research instruments were questionnaires, focus groups and model evaluation. Collected data were analyzed by using mean, standard deviation, and content analysis.

The research findings were as follows: (1) the state of health and occupational health promotion of workers in the 10th Public Health Region was found to be at a medium level; (2) The development model consisted of: (2.1) knowledge by organizing training in health education, and communicating up-to-date health information; (2.2) issuing regulations and policies by bringing health and occupational health problems into rules and policies; (2.3) managing the environment in the workplace by safety monitoring of the establishment environment and organizing the environment according to regulations and policies; (2.4) activities and participation by supporting activities to promote health and occupational health and participating in health system development; (2.5) building a network of cooperation by exchanging health and occupational health knowledge and activities with external agencies; (3) The model assessed by experts resulted in a highest level of suitability and a higher level of possibility.