Empower Living — a self-care health knowledge library for specific groups
A self-care health knowledge website tailored to specific population groups, by the Folk Doctor Foundation in partnership with ThaiHealth.
Translated from Thai · reviewed by the CF team
Health literacy for specific groups
Empower Living is a self-care health website by the Folk Doctor Foundation. It aims to strengthen health literacy for specific groups by providing self-care information tailored to each population group, along with channels to consult experts and exchange views with people facing similar issues. It is designed to be easy to access and practical to use.
Content based on real questions
The website covers 5 population groups — new parents, single parents, freelancers, people with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTIQN+), and older people. It presents question-and-answer content based on real cases and links to other self-care tools in the same network.
Question-and-answer content based on real cases
Organised by population group, with a search function across the entire website.
Covers 5 population groups
New parents, single parents, freelancers, people with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTIQN+), and older people.
Connecting a network of health tools
Recommends self-care tools in the same network — Doctor NCD (NCD risk screening), NCDs School (online courses on diabetes, heart disease and kidney disease), and the DoctorMe app.
Owner/publisher
Folk Doctor Foundation
Launch co-sponsor
Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth)
Partner tools in the network
Doctor NCD, NCDs School, and the DoctorMe app (developed by Opendream)
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What change does this work create, and how do you know it is effective?
We designed Empower Living to strengthen health literacy and help people care for themselves in ways suited to their population group, but we have not yet recorded outcomes or how to assess its effectiveness.
Empower Living aims to strengthen health literacy for specific groups by presenting self-care information tailored to each population group, rather than giving everyone the same health information. This Project The website presents questions and answers based on real cases, along with ways to consult experts and exchange views with people facing similar problems. This Project Its content covers 5 groups: new parents, single parents, freelancers, people of diverse genders (LGBTIQN+), and older people. This Project
This approach aligns with the community health goal of helping people access health knowledge and connecting that knowledge with services or self-care tools. IssueCommunity Health However, we have not yet recorded actual outcomes, indicators, or methods for assessing how much the website has helped users take better care of their health.
How was this work carried out, and what lessons can be applied going forward?
We use a website to organise Q&A content based on real cases, categorise it by population group and connect it to health tools, but we have not yet recorded lessons from implementation.
Empower Living’s approach is to create a website offering knowledge about self-care, tailoring information to different population groups and designing it for practical use. This Project The content takes the form of questions and answers based on real cases, categorised by population group, and the site has a search function across all its content. This Project The website covers 5 groups: new parents, single parents, freelancers, people of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTIQN+), and older people. This Project
In addition to the content, it links to Doctor NCD for screening NCD risks, NCDs School, which offers online courses on diabetes, heart disease and kidney disease, and the DoctorMe app. This Project This approach shows how knowledge can be tailored to different groups and connected with other tools, but we have not yet recorded lessons from the pilot, problems encountered, or decisions to adjust how the work is carried out.
What kinds of areas is this approach suitable for, and what is needed to get started in our area?
The Project designs content for 5 population groups and uses a website to provide health information, but there is not yet a record of which types of areas are suitable or what conditions are needed to begin implementation.
Empower Living works through a website that provides information and supports people to manage their own health, with content tailored to each population group. This Project The groups covered include new parents, single parents, freelancers, people of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTIQN+), and older people. This Project The content consists of questions and answers based on real cases, organised into categories and searchable across the website. This Project
In the context of community health work, the digital approach is intended to connect local health services with the public and help people access health information. IssueCommunity Health However, we have not yet recorded what types of areas are suitable for applying this approach, what staffing or systems are required, or what steps are needed to begin implementation in a new area.
What methods or tools can we start using right away?
The tools identified include the Empower Living website, which lets users search question-and-answer content by population group, and related health tools. However, no steps for getting started or access details have been recorded.
Empower Living’s main tool is a health self-care knowledge website, with question-and-answer content based on real cases and organised by population group, as well as a search function across the entire website. This Project Users can search content by relevant groups, such as new parents, single parents, freelancers, people of diverse gender identities and sexual orientations (LGBTIQN+), or older people. This Project The Project is also linked to other health tools, including Doctor NCD for screening NCD risks, NCDs School for online courses on diabetes, heart disease and kidney disease, and the DoctorMe app. This Project
However, we have not recorded steps for accessing or getting started with these tools, details about their use in fieldwork, or the outcomes of using them.
How does this work connect to systemic issues, and what kind of collaboration is needed?
Community health work sees connecting knowledge, services and people as part of proactive care. Empower Living connects a website with health tools across its network, but there is no record yet of what kind of collaboration is needed.
The Community Health issue that this work falls under aims to shift from waiting to treat problems when they arise to proactive care, using digital systems to connect local health service units with people. IssueCommunity Health In this context, Empower Living serves as a website providing knowledge about self-care, with content tailored to different population groups and links to other health tools. This Project The tools listed are Doctor NCD, NCDs School and the DoctorMe app. This Project
The collaborations specified in the Project include the Folk Doctor Foundation as owner and publisher, the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) as a co-launch supporter, and partner tools in the network. This Project We have not yet recorded what additional forms of collaboration are needed, or what lessons indicate which forms of collaboration should be developed next.