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Volume 8
Journal of Obesity & Weight Loss Therapy
Obesity Summit 2018
July 10-11, 2018
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July 10-11, 2018 Bangkok, Thailand
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Assessing community readiness for childhood overweight prevention in elementary school children: A
case study in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
Achara Pakdeepinid
Burapha University, Thailand
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hildhood overweight and obesity is a global public health concern. Thailand is using community-based interventions,
but few people know about how to tailor these approaches to local needs and assets. This qualitative study applied the
Community Readiness Model (CRM), for the first time in Thailand, to understand community contexts that could facilitate
or hinder the development of an overweight prevention model and to demonstrate its applicability in designing tailored
interventions. A semi-structured interview was used to assess community readiness in Sena municipality, Phra Nakhon Si
Ayutthaya. Twelve key informants from different segments of the community (e.g. community leaders, parents, healthcare,
school and municipality), were identified and included. The CRM assesses 9 stages of readiness for 5 dimensions: Community
knowledge, community knowledge of the efforts, leadership, community climate and resources.The interviews were transcribed
verbatim and were firstly analyzed thematically and then scored using the CRM assessment guidelines. The overall community
readiness score was 1.62 which was equal to the first stage of readiness: No awareness. It means that the community has not
yet recognized that there is a problem that needs to be changed. The CRM is an assessment tool that provides insight into the
context which the community is working on overweight prevention. This understanding should facilitate the use of strategies
matched to the community level of readiness. Further, community readiness scores can be used to measure progress toward
achievement of the desired outcomes.
Biography
Achara Pakdeepinid is currently pursuing Doctor of Philosophy with major in Education and Social Development from Burapha University. She has received her
Bachelor’s degree in Nursing Science and Master’s degree in Science, major subject is Counseling Psychology. She has over 10 years of counseling experience
in psychology problems and behavioral modification. She is also interested in motivational interviewing and developed behavioral modification curriculum, a short
course training for nurse case managers. Currently, she is working at the Bureau of Non-Communicable Disease, Ministry of Public Health, and Thailand.
aodzy35@gmail.comAchara Pakdeepinid, J Obes Weight Loss Ther 2018, Volume 8
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7904-C4-067