Collegian
Volume 16, Issue 2 , Pages 49-53 , April 2009

Leveraging the role of public health nursing in managing HIV/AIDS in Thailand: A journey of international collaboration

  • Kathleen Potempa, DNSc, RN, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of Michigan, 400 North Ingalls, Suite 1320, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5482, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 734 764 7185; fax: +1 734 764 7186.
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  • Kobkul Phancharoenworakul, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Nursing, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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  • Nancy Glass, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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  • Sanchai Chasombat, MD

      Affiliations

    • Bureau of HIV, TB, STIs, Ministry of Public Health, Bangkok, Thailand
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  • Billy J. Cody, PhD, MA

      Affiliations

    • Portland, OR, USA

Received 18 November 2008 ,Accepted 9 February 2009.

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    The contributions of each ALLIANCE partner to the collaboration.

    The contributions of each ALLIANCE partner to the collaboration.

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    Public Health Nursing “Levels” in Thailand (This is a representation of the levels of the public health system in Thailand and is not intended as an exact schematic (for a current schematic, see Minis

    Public Health Nursing “Levels” in Thailand (This is a representation of the levels of the public health system in Thailand and is not intended as an exact schematic (for a current schematic, see Ministry of Public Health Thailand Health Profile: 2005–2007, 2008, p. 366). The public health system is governed by both the Ministry of Public Health and the Ministry of the Interior. Primary health nurses function at all levels. Nurse practitioners are introduced at MOPH hospitals and districts, sub-districts and Tambon-level community clinics.)

PII: S1322-7696(09)00018-3

doi: 10.1016/j.colegn.2009.02.002

Collegian
Volume 16, Issue 2 , Pages 49-53 , April 2009

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