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Volume 8 J Community Med Health Educ, an open access journal
ISSN: 2161-0711 Public Health 2018
February 26-28, 2018
PUBLIC HEALTH AND NUTRITION
3rd World Congress on
February 26-28, 2018 London, UK
HUMAN RESOURCES FOR HEALTH REQUIREMENTS IN THAILAND OVER THE NEXT
DECADE OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONS
Boonruang Khaonuana, Nonglak Pagaiyab, Prayoon Fongsatitkulc, Sathirakorn Pongpanichd, Wittaya Yoosuke, Kwanjai Amnatsatsuef and Tasanee
silawanf
aThaksin University, Thailand
bSirindhorn College of Public Health, Thailand
cMahidol University , Thailand
dChulalongkorn University, Thailand
eMahasarakham University, Thailand
fMahidol University, Thailand
This study aimed to project public health professions requirements in Thailand over the next decade. The requirements
can be forecasted through the demand and supply projection, while the demand projection relies on a health demand
approach, involving only the service setting and population ratio. At present, there are at least 77 educational institutes which
produce public health professional, offering both bachelor’s degree program and continuing bachelor’s degree program. The
public health professional demand projection over the next decade found that if the production capacity of public health
professional remains unchanged, the human resources will exceed requirements of the health system in all scenarios as follows:
Scenario 1 – Considering the population ratio, 75,626-89,894 persons will exceed requirements; Scenario 2 – in the case that
the service system is normally operated, 68,122-82,390 persons will exceed requirements; and Scenario 3 – In the case that the
service system places the emphasis on the primary care system intensively without the outpatient service in the tertiary care
system, while 25% of the outpatient service will be transferred to the primary care system, 50,830-65,098 persons will exceed
requirements. The findings of the study clearly indicated that public health professional exceed requirements of the health
system. According to the recommendations from the research conducted by the Council of Community - Public Health,
it is essential to establish standards and core competencies of public health human resources in alignment with changing
health system over the next decade, and to take controls and oversee so as to ensure quality and standardized public health
educational institutes.
Biography
Mr.Boonruang Khaonuan has been graduated from Mahidol University, with the specialties including community health, health system. Presently he has been
working at the Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sports Science, Thaksin University, Phatthalung Campus, Thailand.
Boonruang Khaonuan et al., J Community Med Health Educ 2018, Vol 8
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711-C1-032