Abstract

The aim of this article is to describe our experience in operating a multidisciplinary collaboration for training and capacity-building among Buddhist monks to raise monks' awareness of NCDs and become Buddhist monk volunteer health advocates.

Author Details

Benjamas Suksatit, RN, PhD, APMSN, Faculty of Nursing, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Phraratsittivetee Vasasiri, PhD, Phichit Buddhist College, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Phichit, Thailand; Chompunut Singmanee, MSN, Faculty of Nursing, Chiang Rai College, Chiang Rai, Thailand; Warodom Samerchua, MSN, McCormick Faculty of Nursing, Payap University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Purida Wientong, PhD, Faculty of Pharmacy, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Somboon Jeenapongsa, MD, Phichit hospital, Phichit, Thailand; Nipawan Waisayanand, MD, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

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Lead Author Affiliation

Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

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Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Buddhist Monks, Non-communicable Diseases, Volunteer Health Advocates

Conference Name

30th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Conference Year

2019

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Monk volunteer health advocacy project: A multidisciplinary collaboration for training and capacity-building for Buddhist monks

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

The aim of this article is to describe our experience in operating a multidisciplinary collaboration for training and capacity-building among Buddhist monks to raise monks' awareness of NCDs and become Buddhist monk volunteer health advocates.