Dengue prevention and control in rural community

by COMMUNITY CHILDREN FOUNDATION UNDER THE ROYAL PATRONAGE OF HRH PRINCESS MAHA CHAKRI SIRINDHORN

Project Report | Feb 27, 2025
STEM Modelling Schools" Project

By Thaweechoke Suphophark | Project Leader

In response, the CCF Foundation collaborated with schools to implement the “STEM Modelling Schools” Project, emphasizing dengue prevention and control using STEM education (Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). This effort seeks to improve students' analytical,creative, and problem-solving abilities through integrated learning, promoting the application of scientific and mathematical knowledge to real-world challenges. The program engages students, community members, and partner networks in collaborative initiatives to devise creative ways for

dengue prevention and control.

PROJECT OBJECTIVES

1. To enhance the involvement of students in the application of STEM (Science, Technology,Engineering, and Mathematics) strategies for preventing and managing dengue fever in schools and communities, with a focus on developing skills that enable the utilization of knowledge in practical situations.

2. To engage students in eliminating Aedes mosquito breeding grounds and larvae as a preventive strategy against the spread of dengue fever, a disease these mosquitoes carry. This initiative seeks to mitigate the danger of disease epidemics in the region.

3. To improve the understanding of dengue fever prevention among students and community members while raising awareness and sustainable behaviors to maintain superior hygiene in the community.

Conclusion

The key factors for the successful implementation of a dengue prevention and control initiative utilizing the STEM approach include broad stakeholder engagement, practical application of knowledge and technology, community education, continuous monitoring and evaluation, organizational backing, promotion of innovation, efficient management, and sustained project advancement.

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Oct 31, 2024
The STEM healthcare on Dengue prevention

By Thaweechoke Suphophark | Project Leader

Due to the positive result of dengue prevention program in 2022, the program expand its coverage to Bangkok, Samutprakarn, Tak, Mae Hong Son while Srakaew and Burirum where found emerging of dengue numbers. In 2023, CCF develops “The KEEPs model” the STEM healthcare on Dengue prevention and control. KEEPs model works closely with the school, the community leaders, and local health post and hospitals, and comprises 3 steps including 1) KEEP inform 2) KEEP Action 3) KEEP Support. 2,337 Students were trained “knowledge” and “practice”. The participants were able to learn through information, observation, and by doing. The program uses the different training materials for school children and community villagers such as flip charts and visual aids, this paper is a modest contribution to the ongoing development of training materials used for health education.

After training 85% of the participants pass the evaluation. 50 Students were volunteered to be youth leaders to share their knowledge to community villagers. 2,386 community villagers were trained. They conducted 20 times of Big Cleaning Day. The students conduct “Dengue Prevention Advocacy Day” March 2024. The students walked around the community with information board to share the information and build awareness to the community. This advocacy walk will conduct again in 15 June 2024. The student created the innovation to prevent the dengue fever by using STEM concept such as candle (using local herb) as mosquitoes repelling, mosquitoes’ repellent balm, and building pond for Gambusia Affinis Fish or Mosquito Fish. Regular check and control of mosquito breeding grounds with acceptable indices monthly. 5 health ambassadors on Dengue prevention and control were selected in each school.

The program creates “Kid-D the Hero” e-book which provides information about dengue fever, its symptoms, global distribution, and prevention measures with challenging activities to get better understanding. The content of the e-book was supported and approved by the Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health. E-book will be distributed to 2,200 schools and 200 communities along with dengue fever prevention activity. 5 schools will be established as a learning hub with at least 2 qualified moderators in each school.

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