Evaluation of the Healthy Village Program in Kapit District, Sarawak, Malaysia
Health promot. int
; 21(1): 13-18, Mar. 2006.
Artigo
em Inglês
| CidSaúde - Cidades saudáveis
| ID: cid-55374
Biblioteca responsável:
BR67.1
Localização: BR67.1
ABSTRACT
Sarawak, Malaysia has a large population of ethnic minorities who live in longhouses in remote rural areas where poverty, non-communicable diseases, accidentes and injuries, environmental hazards and communicable diseases all contribute to a lower quality of life than is possible to achieve in these regions. To address these issues and improve the quality of life for longhouse people, the Kapit Divisional Health Office implemented the World Health Organization's Healthy Village programme in 2000. An evaluation was undertaken in 2003 to determine physical and behavioural changes resulting from the programme. The main changes evaluated were those involving smoking habits, exercise habits, health screening, fire safety, environmental improvements and food preparation and hygiene. A qualitative evaluation was conducted using participant observation and key-informant interviews, focus groups and observation. Results indicate that the programme is inspiring changes in various behavioural and physical characteristics of the study population. It is clear that the Healthy Village programme is a widely accepted way of improving health outcomes in longhouses, and that it is succeeding in making beneficial health changes. (AU)
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Contexto em Saúde:
ODS3 - Saúde e Bem-Estar
Problema de saúde:
Meta 3.8 Atingir a cobertura universal de saúde
Base de dados:
CidSaúde - Cidades saudáveis
Assunto principal:
Qualidade de Vida
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Cidade Saudável
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de avaliação
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Pesquisa qualitativa
Aspecto:
Preferência do paciente
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Health promot. int
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Kapit Divisional Health Office/Malaysia
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Sarawak Health Department/Malaysia
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University of Queensland/Australia
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University of Sydney/Australia