During the period from January to February 2024, Walailak University, led by Asst. Prof. Jiraphat Nawarat, Dr. Charupa Lektip, the lecturers at the School at Allied Health Sciences, and Ms. Piriya Chonsut, the lecturer at the School of Medicine, along with students and working teams from the Center for Academic Services, collaborated on the academic mission to serve society through technology transfer activities for the rehabilitation and care of patients with Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and the utilization of herbs in communities for health care benefits. This involved organizing exercise programs and utilizing community herbal products for the benefit of individuals at risk of NCD patients, the leader of the village health volunteer, and staff of Satit Walailak Pattana Community Subdistrict Health Promotion Hospital. Besides, continuous monitoring and evaluation were conducted, alongside the dissemination of academic works serving society with sustainable development goals (SDGs), particularly SDG3.

These activities were part of the project series “Walailak Health Model: Restoring Quality of Life and Creating Sustainable Well-being in Community Areas Around the University”, where lecturers from various departments collaborated to integrate activities with the missions of academic service, research, and teaching to align with Basic Physical Therapy in Community, Physical Therapy for Disabilities in Community of the School of Allied Health Sciences and Thai Traditional Therapeutic Massage 6 of the School of Medicine.

The project series “Walailak Health Model: Restoring Quality of Life and Creating Sustainable Well-being in Community Areas Around the University” is an integration of health knowledge from the School of Allied Health Sciences, the School of Medicine, and the School of Pharmacy under the Holistic Area Based Community Development Project, known as WU – Social engagement, for the fiscal year 2024.

The objectives of this project series, including:

-promote health and rehabilitate bedridden patients through physical therapy

-develop herbal products, and enhance community well-being through applied Thai traditional medicine.

-elevates the herbs to community massage oil products

-develops disease prevention and promotion services for at-risk individuals

-disseminates outcomes from collaborative activities in line with learning, teaching, research, cultural preservation, and academic service in the form of Social Engagement to be “Walailak Health Model”

This collaboration among the three academic departments aligns with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG3: “Good Health and Well-being,” focusing on promoting health and well-being for the elderly at the local community level; SDG4: “Quality Education,” aiming to provide equal and inclusive education and promote lifelong learning for all; and SDG17: “Partnerships for the Goals,” fostering collaboration with relevant networks and organizations.