THE MOBILIZING BUDDHIST HEALTH CARE WORK IN TAKING CARE OF THE ELDERLY IN LOEI PROVINCE

Abstract

A research article has an objective.1) To Mobilizing the health system for the elderly in Loei Province.2) To develop a model and role in relieving the elderly from situations serious communicable diseases in Loei Province.  This research study population as follows: 1) School for the elderly, Mueang District. 2) School for the elderly, Wang SA Phung District, two places.  Group of key informants: 112 people.  Research that combines participatory research with action research including qualitative research methods The results showed that (1) Elderly people with deteriorated bodies Young people's activities should not be used with old or elderly people. Elderly people will be very happy. When you have the opportunity to go to a temple, listen to a sermon, pay respect to the Buddha, and pray, the elderly are not lonely, not alone, not abandoned. Because there is a school for the elderly there are teachers, children and grandchildren helping to take care of them. This creates rules; customs, traditions, and culture that help bind society to be strong and stable. There is also a mechanism for encouraging people to do good deeds. This will result in people in the community living happily both physically and mentally. Ultimately, it has a positive effect on health. (2) Public welfare in the Buddhist way of the Sangha is an activity to provide public benefit in terms of social welfare, both individual assistance and public welfare. With monks leading the community in providing relief to disaster victims in various areas such as mental development. Community and local development promoting the preservation of arts and culture Emphasis is placed on mental development as an important principle. To increase human potential to have better quality and prosperity in order to drive various tasks. Let it grow and follow. The principles of Buddhism that are applied in promoting the health of the elderly who come to practice Dhamma include the threefold principle of morality, concentration, and wisdom, and the four principles of meditation: body meditation, morality meditation, mental meditation, and wisdom meditation.