Guidelines for Developing Quality of Life and Community Health at the Border Trade Area between Thailand and Cambodia for Being an ASEAN Economic Member

Abstract

             This research aimed to study the quality of life, and community health and to propose guidelines for improving the quality of life and community health at the border trade area in Khlong Yai Subdistrict, Pong Nam Ron District, Chanthaburi Province. The  quality of life in Thai-Cambodian border trade community in terms of economic was that it depended on the international situation, market price mechanisms and the situation at the borders. In terms of the society it showed that most of the people lived together in the manner of kinship that everyone know one another in the village. Therefore, crime problems were rarely of a violent nature. In addition, the villagers participated in important social activities, after the opening of the border trade, it caused the movement of foreigners such as Cambodian laborers, capitalists, and adventured. In terms of environment, showed that people needed to use water for agriculture. There were 4 dimensions of community health, namely physical well-being, shown that in terms of physical health. Most of the people were physically healthy and there were relatively few patients with chronic diseases, mentally healthy, complete social well-being and complete spiritual health.The guidelines for improving the quality of life and health of the border trade community included reviewing the way of life of the community in order to create the quality of life of the community in accordance with the economy and society, creating a good quality of life and well-being, there should be a plan of participation and integration from relevant agencies and creating a good management system to reduce environmental pollution problems for a better quality of life and good health.