Our public services are the result of past continual efforts. It is one of the main policies that are being highly-promoted by the government.
Mountain townships are located in remote areas; their landscape, ethnics, language, tradition and life functions vary greatly to that of other townships. The Health Station and its staff continually strive to make a breakthrough in the services it provides.
(I) Self-evaluation:
- The Health Station makes good use of healthcare resources and implemented various screenings and other services alongside non-governmental organization (NGOs) for the benefit of its people.
- A 24-hour outpatient clinic is established in cooperation with the Kaohsiung Medical University for the benefit of its people.
- The Health Station, alongside with the Kaohsiung Medical University proposed its aboriginal alcohol research project this year, and has further understood the factors behind the Bunon tribe's drinking habits and its difference with other peoples.
- In cooperation with the Kaohsiung Medical University , diabetes health educators and nutritionists, the Health Station established a specialized diabetes clinic for the benefit of its people.
- Teachers are instructed to perform behavioral screening and detect irregularities in elementary and junior high school students; irregular cases are then referred to the Health Station to undergo mental counseling. There are currently 13 students undergoing mental counseling.
(II) Future Aims and Areas Needing Reinforcement:
- Increase preventive healthcare participation, to boost screening rate.
- Overcome obstructions in volunteer recruitment.
- Reinforce health promotion to promote public disease prevention awareness and raise cure rate.
- Reinforce home care services. Through efficient use of community resources, the public may be able to receive continual care./li>
- Reinforce hospitality in service personnel. Promote appropriate service conducts.