Purpose: To analyze health programs of the
PHCP (Primary Health Care Posts) Method:
From August 2006 to July 2007, data on the
general quality and health program of the PHCP
was requested by official letter and replies were
received via E-mail. From December 8 to
December 30, 2007, data from 1,268 (66.8%)
PHCP out of 1,897 PHCP were analyzed using
SPSS 12.0 Win program. Results: The average
population covered by each PHCP is 878.3
people. For the health and special programs,
Community Health Practitioners report high
motivation for programs on health promotion,
management of chronic illness, social welfare
(40-50%). Demand by the residents was
reported at 10% and increases in the health of
the residents were attributed to high interest
and demand. Volunteer work was 83.3% for
bathing, 54.5% for equipment support and 46%
for exercise programs. As elders make up 30%
of the population in rural areas, there is an
increasing demand for volunteer work in bathing
programs. Conclusions: As the number of elders
in the population increases and there is an
increased need for more medical treatment for
older people who are sick, the role of PHCP
must be strengthened to include visits to homes
of community residents. Where financial support
for the PHCP is difficult, it is necessary to
develop sound data on demographic characteristics
of the population in order to develop efficient
and effective health promotion programs. The
finding that 54.7% of the population need
management of chronic illness has difficulty in
seeing a physician indicates a need to enhance
the health care delivery system by strengthening
the role of the Community Health Practitioners
and including them in the civil service system to
ensure stability of the PHCP.