Effectiveness of Environmental Health Development in Prisons under the Royal Prison Project: Sharing Happiness, Doing Good for the Nation, Religion, and King in Sakon Nakhon Province, Fiscal Year 2024

Abstract

     The Royal Prison Sharing Happiness, Doing Good for the Nation, Religion, and King Project was initiated by the great kindness of His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen who have a great vision and believe that good physical and mental health is important for the quality of life of prisoners. Sakon Nakhon Province has 2 prisons and the results of the assessment of environmental health surveillance in prisons did not pass some environmental standards in prisons and there were complaints from people living near Sakon Nakhon Provincial Prison. This research aimed to assess the effectiveness of the development of environmental health work in prisons under the Royal Prison Sharing Happiness, Doing Good for the Nation, Religion, and King Project in Sakon Nakhon Province. The sample group consisted of 32 officers responsible for developing environmental health work in prisons in Sakon Nakhon Province, 657 inmates in prisons, and 4 prison commanders and hospital directors. The research instruments consisted of qualitative and quantitative measurement instruments. Data were analyzed using content analysis and descriptive statistics. The results of this study found that the assessment of environmental health surveillance in prisons by the Department of Health for both prisons in Sakon Nakhon Province The average results of both evaluations were at the A level (excellent level) and passed the standard criteria for basic necessities for prisoners. As for the satisfaction assessment of officers and prisoners with environmental health in prisons, they were at the level of being dissatisfied with environmental health in prisons and not very satisfied with environmental health in prisons. In summary, both prisons in Sakon Nakhon Province have developed environmental health work in prisons and passed the standard criteria for basic necessities for prisoners at the A level (excellent level). However, the satisfaction of officers and prisoners with environmental health in prisons was at the level of being dissatisfied with and not very satisfied with environmental health in prisons.

Keywords: Environmental Health,  The Corrections Department's Happiness Sharing Project, Doing Good for the Nation, Religion, and King, The effectiveness of the development of environmental health work in prisons,  Prison

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*Public Health Specialist Position, Sakon Nakhon Provincial Public Health Office