ผลกระทบสุขภาพสังคมจากภัยแล้งและข้อเสนอแนะเชิงนโยบายต่อการแก้ไขผลกระทบจากภัยแล้ง : กรณีศึกษาลุ่มน้ำกวงตอนบน อำเภอดอยสะเก็ด จังหวัดเชียงใหม่
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The drought-related health impacts vary widely in a population who use the river water resources. The objective of this study was to investigate Social Health Impact of drought on people residing in the water shed of upper Kuang river. The study was a mixed methods research. The sample of this research was composed of (1) 262 households who live in drought affected areas and (2) 12 people who represent public health organization, educational institute and local administrative organizations. The data were collected through questionnaires, non-structured interview, focus group discussion and stakeholder participatory workshop. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and content analysis. The results indicated that the overall socials health impact of drought was moderate ( = 2.13). Duration of community residence was significantly associated with the social health impact of drought at significance level of 0.05 (p-value 0.034). The public has made policy recommendations to address solving problem of drought-related health impacts of Kuang river by (1) allocating appropriate infrastructure to drought-related problems, (2) to create awareness and understanding of degradation problems of the Kuang river, and (3) empowering communities to manage the forest and water resources with concept of cultural ecology.
Keywords: socials health impact; policy recommendation; drought; upper Kuang river watershed
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