PREVENTION AND PROMOTION THE HEALTH OF MONKS ABOUT CHRONIC NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE WITH PARTICIPATORY NETWORK PARTNERS IN THE UPPER NORTH, THAILAND

Abstract

This research article aimed 1) to prevent non-communicable diseases and promate the health of Buddhist monks’ by applying innovation concerning health promotion and prevention of non-communicable diseases, 2. to evaluate effectiveness of knowledge cultivation relating to Buddhist monks’ health promotion and prevention of non-communicable diseases before and after the use of formulated innovation. It was a mixed method research It used not only documentary analysis but also action research. The simples were the Buddhist monk who lived at the Muang Phrae District about 100 monks and the Buddhist monks who lived of the Muang District, Nan Province about 100 monks.

The results were found as follows;

1) Health promotion and prevention of non-communicable diseases, were Hypertension, Obesity, High Cholesterol and Diabetes, could be done by applying “Sam Aor Sam Sor” principles: Food, Exercise, Emotion, Consciousness, Environment, and Network. Buddhist monks should consider the food nutrition before consuming. They should have physical movement 3 times a week at least 30 minutes a day. Moreover, the stress management by used mental development principles for peaceful mind making, environmental creating to take care the health by emphasizing all part participation in conduction. 2) The result of evaluation of the effectiveness the knowledge health promotion and prevention of non-communication diseases before and after applying innovation. The results indicated that after received knowledge score were a higher 80 percent revel, it was except for diabefes, with an average were lower than 80 percent of literacy.