VHV 4.0: DEVELOPING POTENTIAL FOR BEING THE VILLAGE HEALTH VOLUNTEER MODELS IN KHLONG MADUEA SUBDISTRICT KRATHUM BAEN DISTRICT SAMUT SAKHON PROVINCE

Abstract

This Article aims to 1) study the promotion of being Village Health Volunteer 4.0 models in Khlong Maduea subdistrict, Krathum Baen district, Samut Sakhon province; 2) develop potential to be Village Health Volunteer 4.0 models and 3)  extract lessons from developing the potential to be model of VHW 4.0 models. This research is participatory action research by interviewing 20 purposively selected experts to create a training curriculum and 10 VHVs who participated in the operation. Content analysis was conducted and the research results were presented descriptively through storytelling.

The research results were found as follows; 1) The course for developing the potential to be Village Health Volunteer 4.0 models consisting of 4 modules: (1) Community volunteering, (2) Health promotion, (3) Using digital technology for work and (4) Field training. 2) The creation of Village Health Volunteers 4.0 models, consisting of the following characteristics: volunteering, knowledge of health, and skills in using technology for work, solving problems and coordinating rapid assistance. It was divided into classroom training and practice and field training to perform activities such as visiting homes and elderly clubs, surveying mosquito larvae sources, using technology for health work and helping at sub-district health promotion hospitals. And 3) Lessons extraction was found that the obtained knowledge and innovations comprise: (1) A curriculum for developing potential to become a Village Health Volunteer 4.0, (2) Village Health Volunteer 4.0 models, health promotion leaders, (3) Health-conscious senior club with health check-ups, nutrition principles and exercise and (4) VHV 4.0 network.