J Agric Med Community Health.  2008 Dec;33(3):324-334.

Development of Village Health Worker Training Program in Tuguegarao, Phillipines

• Kim JM
• Lee HY
• Park DJ
• Oak CH
• Jeon MJ
• Yu BC
• Koh KW
• Lee YH

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
The purpose of this study was to develop and execute the village heath worker(VHW) training program which based on short term overseas medical volunteer and medical mission.
METHODS
Through case studies of previous VHW program and review articles about the state of medical volunteer and medical mission, we developed the VHW training program. Pilot test of the program was carried out in Tugeugarao city, Phillipines on July, 2008. The subject were 32 persons from 15 villages around Tuguegarao city. After training we surveyed regarding the satisfaction of training and the degree of getting knowledge and skills.
RESULTS
Through article review, we got the common subjects of previous VHW training program and the limitations of overseas medical volunteer and medical mission. We developed VHW training program aiming to community health promotion through community participation and community change. The main text was "Where There Is No Doctor" of Hesperian Foundation. The program executed through 1 day intensive lecture and practice. The satisfaction of the program was 8.95+/-1.70 on 10 point rating scale.
CONCLUSIONS
We strongly expect VHW training program can be available as new model of short overseas medical volunteer as well as medical mission if we could systemize it with the confirming subject before training, management after training and continuous support through connection with the field.

Keyword

Village health worker; Health education; Primary health care; Training program

MeSH Terms

Community Health Workers
Consumer Participation
Health Education
Health Promotion
Humans
Missions and Missionaries
Philippines
Primary Health Care