Collaboration in Promoting Healthy Aging and Wellness Nirutti Pradubyati, M.D., Ph.D. Country medical Director, Thailand/Indochina Pfizer Thailand (Limited)
Collaboration in Promoting Healthy Aging and
Wellness Nirutti Pradubyati, M.D., Ph.D.
Country medical Director, Thailand/Indochina Pfizer Thailand (Limited)
Preparing for the challenges of chronic conditions
Patient-centred care
Partnering Quality
improvement
Information and communication
technology
Public health perspective
Health Promotion Strategies for the Elderly
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Maintaining and Increasing
Functional Capacity
Maintaining or Improving
Self-Care
Stimulating One’s
Social Network
Objectives
Change Agents
Project Components
Stakeholder Engagement
Strengthening Capacity
Community Activities
Stakeholder engagement
Steering committee Local Stakeholder
Ministries Bangkok
Metropolitan Administration
NHSO
Secondary Education
Service Area
Mahidol University
Provincial health Office &
Hospital
Health Centers School District Offices
Secondary Education
Service Area
Provincial health Office Hospitals
Wo
Strengthening Capacity
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Change Agents
Teacher
Health volunteeer
Health professional
Non-health officer
Workshops
Physical health Mental health
Financial Literacy Community
Assessment/Proposal Development
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Community Activities
30 small grants awarded, 3,189 beneficiaries
9 campaign events, 734 beneficiaries
Sustainability • Build a sense of project ownership within
communities. • Activities have been designed and implemented to
align with local organizations’ missions • More effective support from implementing
government agencies to project beneficiaries and other community members in the future.
• Opportunity for health promotion funds available at national and local administrative agencies
Key Learning
A truly strong and healthy aging society
Government
Private sector
People, community
Partnership
Sense of ownership
The Innovative Care Framework
Healthcare Organization
Community
Positive policy environment
Patients and families
Prepared
Better Outcomes WHO. ‘preparing a healthcare workforce in 21st century’
A society that does not value its older people denies its roots and endangers its future
Nelson Mandela
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