) a ah am wee ~~ a Annual Report 2005 Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth)ANNUAL REPORT 2005 Thal Health Promotion FoundationMessage from the chairperson of the Board Nowadays. heath problems have various causes ranging ftom behovier, socal conditions, envionment, os well (©: bolls and culture. AS a resut, the relationship among these causes fs complex. To unlock heatth problems, It's thetetore necessary to work on a basis of corect knowledge. If there is o lack of knowledge, then any ‘compoigns wil have only temporary benefit, or produce «result less worthy than tt should be, fh the post yeor, the Governing Board of ThaiHeath hos poid more attention to the importance of knowledge development. For example, ThalHeaith has supported Mahidol Univers in its plan to develop scholarship in frder to control tobacco consumption. ThaHeath hos supported the Ministry of Public Heath to develop knowledge in order to control consumption of alcohol, as wel as its plan to develop a heatth data system. In ‘2ddtion, ThoHeattn has supported Chulciongkom University to develop a scholarship program for consumer protection wih regard to heotin, Subsequentty. this suppot promotes continuous strength within technical ‘agencies ftom three to fve years in a row, which Is diferent from previous support which was tkely to be given for only specific research programs. With these aforementioned technical developments, apart ftom helping to empower a state of wellbeing within Thailand, the academic insttutions carying out the research are sting towards excelence on an Intemational level. This wil lead to cooperation with the World Health Grgankation and other Intemational alles, os well os raising Thaland's level of academic standing, os seen in the pralve Thalond hes recelved for ts campaigns to reduce the consumption of tobacco. Apart ftom developing knowledge to solve important health problems, ThaiHealth & giving importance to evaluation of result. The result from these evaluations wil harvest knowledge ot d feed back into the development of mote efficient pro-cctive programe During 2005, tne Governing Board reviewed ond sil stands behind the Shategy of Three Forces. Beyond the ‘oforementioned force of knowedge. the Boars stil stresses that of progam plans should aim to muster the force ‘social participation together with the force of public pocy to suppor thelr wos. All of this & treated to create beneficial outcomes that cre not merely temporary o* in Isglated geographical areas, but that gives impact to the popution in a widespread and sustainable way, In the postion of representative of the Goveming Board of ThaHealth, | woud lke 10 attest tothe dive fer Creativity that {8 making this Fund give rie to os much benefit os possible for society, doing £0 unt! itis tho Foundation in the work where heatth empowerment partners and the general public share participation ond ‘cooperation Professor Suchal Jaroenratonagul. MD. Deputy Pime Mister ‘Charperson of the BoardMessage from the Chairperson of Evaluation Committee The heath promotion work canied out in fiscal year 2005 was diver In both qualty and amount, Involving both pro-active and responsive programs, programs both small and large. These progiams stested hecith [promotion activiies in accordance with the intent of spectying lows and the framework of ihe Governing Boorc's-polcy.. These programs were selected through various processes created by the Governing Board ‘and the Office of ThaiHeat The programs that the Office has spontored over many yeos have begun fo show various concrete results educing consumption of alcohol and tobacco, and reducing the risk factors that threaten the wel-being of Thal people. These activites have arisen trom the support of the govemment and have received cooperation ftom the pubic sevice sector, private organizations, communities, and many other groups of people, which hhas created benefits for heath promotion. For example, there isc decrecsed growth rate of cicohol ‘consumption, the trend towards cigarette smoking is decreasing, road accidents cre fewer compared to [previous years, the popuoce har on Interest In participating In-health promotion’ actives, anc ere’ or Increased understanding of the role and function of ThalHeaith. These phenomena lustate that the ‘compcigning and execution of the goverment’s heaith promotion work through ThaHeatth is moving in the ‘correct direction, even though it & not passible to say which individual agency or group is response for the ‘accomplishments ‘Cunenty, aside from linesses| and diseases, environmental dangers. human behavior, and inaividual, sot erpetucted heath threats have a strong, alkencompasing, and on-going adverse effect on the lifestyles of people in Thai sociely._It is therefore necessary that every sector woxk together to create @ trend towards fostering heath by creating preventive actives to address these dangess, promoting health care among the populace, reducing risk factors, supporting studies looking for solutions. and promoting the advent of sustainable heath promotion Setworks, In these aims, ThaHeattn is on indlspensable comentone. However, one sue that should be understood is that worldwide experiance in heath promotion shows that heath promotion agencies oF funds ore not Ikely to be able to prevent problems unless they have the ‘cooperation of government agencies, the community, and the general population. Even though heath [Promotion may asist with sponsocships, sustainable, concrete changes are sow in coming, offen requting ‘more than ten years. This is because the most. important changes giving. to weltbeing. are. changes in bttitudes, habits, and iestyies of people within society, isues where Thaleatth must continually show tts (genuine interest Prot. Or. Pratya Waysarach (Chairperson of Evaluation Committes os eeeMessage from the Chief Executive Officer The Thai Heath Promotion Foundation Is an organization that works as a social mechanism wth the aim of educng problems and suffering at the national level. ThaHeatn uses a modem statagy of mobilng the power ff society and tiling @ new management system using small-scale organizations responsible for administering Strategy, creating participation via an allance network: developing the Jeaming process. and focusng on checks fond balances, outcomes and evaluation. These make up the respondbiltly Thaeatth has towards the public ‘Over the Post four years. Thalleaith has become widely recognized by the public for planting the concept of boing heathy into Thol society, Government and the private sector as well as members of the publc have utized the concept of health promotion through various activities. Ths has resuled in behavioral changes. which have widely offected the way of fe of Thal people. These changes come alve through c process of joint brainstoring ‘and development by an allance of networks. ‘Ahough @ funding agency. ThaiHeaith focuses on” work that has high Impact on the process of health {evelopment without using the promise of funding as an incentive. Instead, we focus on inviting people to work together for mote beneficial outcomes. using the knowledge-based development process and leaming process. For rapid and efficient develooment itis necessary fo rely cn strong networks ond to utize local wicdom os a tool to find the appropriate dlrection for Implementation, In the post year, we reviewed problems and obstacles encountered in the werk of ThaiHeatth. We found that the ‘work was complex and sometimes repetitive and, as there isc small number of stat, the organaation required @ high degree of copacly. ThaHlealth, therefore, needed fo adlus ts strategy and wexking conditions accordingly We are constantty leaning and adjusting, based on our ims and mision, and are able to odust various work ‘and conattions when encountering cbstactes. These changes, however. are sill bosed on goad govemrance and postive otttudes ‘An Important work of development is the publcation of “Strategy Integration and the Master Plan of ThalHeath” It has been prepared and put into practice to build up strengths and elminate weoknesses. Work plans and the various programs need constant revision in implementation to ensure they follow the three power stategies, which are: the power of wisdom, the power of policy ond the power of social paaticipation. In adattion, the work [procest.can be adjusted fo ensure integration of simlar work plans under the some plan.. Integration of plans ‘0 reduces the workload to ensure the efficient and most beneficial use of personnel This Is what we consider the sustoinable development of the process of health promotion that creates good heath among Thai socioty. Supakorn Buasal. M.D. Chief Executive Officer eon eeers