Globalization Vaccine for Marginalize pelple in HealthDental Faculty,Phayao University.The document describes a participatory action research project conducted by the Institute for Community Empowerment in Thailand. The project used asset-based community development strategies to empower community members and increase their capacity to engage with the local healthcare system. Over two years, the project worked with 11 communities to build skills like decision making, social skills, and counseling. Through qualitative methods like observation and evaluation, the project found evidence that the asset-based approach improved health and community development from the perspective of community representatives. It also reflected the main themes from data analysis, showing the approach was useful for empowering communities and improving health and well-being.
A Social Vaccine for Globalization.Full paper.Dental Faculty,Phayao University.The document is a report produced by the Institute for Community Empowerment in Thailand and the Chiang Mai Health Promotion Network documenting their experiences with participatory action research and asset-based community development approaches. It describes how they worked with 11 community-based organizations to build capacity and empower community members to engage in decentralized healthcare. It also details how the communities developed a method to identify and evaluate social changes resulting from these asset-based approaches by asking how the projects have impacted community empowerment and self-determination. The report findings indicate that the asset-based work expanded beyond strengths and resources to also incorporate important cultural traditions like music, dance, and healing methods as a shared way of thinking.
A Social Vaccine for Globalization.Dental Faculty,Phayao University.The document describes a participatory action research project in Thailand that used asset-based community development strategies to build community capacity and empower members. Over four months, researchers gathered qualitative data on how 11 communities used collective efforts to increase control over health determinants, self-awareness, decision-making skills, and social support. The results showed expanding an asset-based approach to include cultural traditions positively impacted both community health and development by strengthening indigenous identities and ways of thinking.