The Development of Effective Performance Enhancement Strategy for Village Health Volunteers in Sukhothai Province

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to 1) study states, problems and factors related to effective performance enhancement for village health volunteers, 2) develop effective performance enhancement strategies, and 3) evaluate the strategies. The research procedures were divided into 3 steps including 1) studying states, problems and factors related to effective performance enhancement for village health volunteers. The questionnaire was used for collecting data from the sample groups consisting of 462 public health office administrators and village health volunteers. The data were also obtained through the use of focus group discussion with 2 informant groups including public health office administrator group and village health volunteer group, 2) developing effective performance enhancement strategies for village health volunteers. Data were collected from the best practice reviews and 23 informants through workshops for drafting strategies. The strategies were then checked by 9 people through a connoisseurship, and 3) evaluating the strategies. The questionnaire was used for collecting data from 20 informants consisting of directors of experts on public health and strategy development. The results revealed that there were standardize training programs consisted of contents that were easily understood (97.62%). However, the innovation of the operation was less (   = 3.94).The effective performance enhancement strategies consisted of a vision, missions, goals, strategic issues and 7 strategies. The strategy evaluation indicated that the strategies were consistent, suitable, feasible, and acceptable.