ชื่อ : รองศาสตราจารย์ ดร.ขนิษฐา นันทบุตร
Name : Assoc. Prof. Dr.Khanitta Nuntaboot
E-mail : khanitta@kku.ac.th
BIO :
Associate Professor Khanitta Nuntaboot is the director of the Center for Research and Development in Community Health Systems in the Faculty of Nursing at Khon Kaen University. She has more than 30 years of experience in community nursing, focusing on working with communities, local governments, and government agencies on community health care. She’s also working with a national non-profit organization such as the Thai Health Promotion Foundation on health issues and populations related to children, youth, the elderly, vulnerable groups, the environment, food, tobacco, alcohol, anti-COVID-19 communities, and disasters.
The study of Associate Professor Nuntaboot has an influence on community nursing practice, which improves people’s health and health policy. She has written over thirty books that summarize her findings and has received over 32 research grants.
Degrees :
• Ph.D. (Nursing), Massey University, New Zealand
• M.P.H. (Rural Health), The University of the Philippines, The Philippines
• B.Sc. (Nursing and Midwifery), Khon Kaen University, Thailand
• An honored Certificate of Advanced Practice Nurse in Community Health Nursing from Thailand Nursing Council, 2003
Expertise :
1. Community Nursing and Primary health care
2. Community development and partnership in health development
3. Community based education
4. Qualitative research and PAR in nursing and health
5. Community care for aggregates with special needs such as substance abusers, persons with AIDS and HIV infection
6. Community health and nursing system
7. Nursing services at primary care level
8. System research
9. Nursing manpower planning, utilization, and development
Research interests :
Community health and nursing system
1987 | Government of Germany | A research project for the Degree of Master of Public Health, entitled “Factors Influencing the Involvement of Barangay Health Workers in the Control of Tuberculosis Program in Rural Districts of Manila” |
1989 | The Population Council | Factors Affecting Health Status of Women Workers in Gem-cutting Home Industry, Rural Khon Kaen, Thailand. (presented in the 4th International Congress on Women’s Health Issues, Palmerston North New Zealand in 1992) |
1994 | Government of New Zealand | A Ph.D. Thesis entitled “Cultural Perceptions of Illness in Rural Northeastern Thailand” |
1996 | UNFPA | A sub-project research entitled “Community Reactions towards Persons with AIDS and HIV Infection in Suburban Villages of the Northeastern Thailand” |
1996 | Khon Kaen University | “An Ethnographic Study in Well-Being of Persons with AIDS and HIV Infection in the Northeastern Thailand” |
1996 | Mahasarakham University, Thailand | A survey study entitled “Expected Characteristics of Nurses Graduated from Faculty of Nursing Mahasarakham University” (was done to base the establishment of the Faculty of Nursing at Mahasarakham University, Thailand) |
1997 | Khon Kaen University | A Survey Study on Substance Use among Labourers in Khon Kaen Municipal Area, Khon Kaen |
1997 | UNFPA | Model Development on the Promotion of Quality of Life of AIDS Patients in Khon Kaen Province |
1995-1997 | USAID | Urban Primary Health Care: A Model Development |
1999 | Department of Health MOH | Model Development on Community Strategies for Smoking Cessation in Slum Communities of Khon Kaen Municipal, Khon Kaen |
1998-1999 | WHO-RTG Collaborative Program | Nursing Collaboration to Strengthen the Teaching in Community Nursing among Collages in Northeast Thailand |
2000 | WHO-RTG Collaborative Program | Strengthening of Teaching in Community Nursing in Thailand |
2002 | Health System Research Institute | An Evaluation of Hospital Accreditation Thailand (unpublished project) |
2002 | Health System Research Institute | Synthesis of Levels of Health Service System in 6 Countries to Propose Strategies for Thailand System |
2000-2001 | Health System Research Institute | System of Primary Care in Northeastern Thai Communities |
2001 | The MUA | System of Care for Persons with Diabetes Mellitus in Northeastern Thai Communities (published) |
2002-2003 | Health System Research Institute | Roles and Functions of Nurses at Primary Care Level |
2002-2003 | Thailand Research Fund | An Evaluation Study of Policy Implementation on Traffic Control during New Year Festival 2003: Khon Kaen and Nakorn Ratchasima (published) |
2003-2004 | Thailand Research Fund | An Evaluation Study of Policy Implementation on Traffic Control during Songkran Festival 2003: 6 Provinces in Northeast Thailand |
2003-2004 | WHO-RTG Collaborative Program | System development of community based health care financing models |
2003-2004 | WHO-RTG Collaborative Program | A research and development on community based nursing education to strengthen local authorities in managing community health care |
2003 | Health System Research Institute | A Foresight Study of Nursing Services System in Thailand between 2004-2014 |
2004-2005 | WHO-RTG Collaborative Program | Community based initiatives to develop and strengthen a system of capacity building for community and health personnel in health promotion and NCD prevention/control through area based research and development |
2005-2008 | Health Promotion Foundation | Development of the Nurses of the Community By the Community and For the Community in Thailand : Strategy in Strengthening Community Health
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2006-2007 | WHO-RTG Collaborative Program | Development of models to strengthen community organizations’ roles in the management of UC scheme for illness prevention and health promotion services |
2006-2007 | Community Health Research Institute | Development of Innovations for Community Health Care in Thailand |
2006-2007 | National Health Security Office | Strategic Directions for Nursing Development in Primary Care System |
2006-2007 | National Health Security Office | Models of community organizations’ roles in the management of UC scheme for illness prevention and health promotion services |
2007-2008 | National Health Security Office | Building Nurses of the Community in Thailand |
2008-2009 | Health Promotion Foundation | Knowledge management of healthy tambon projects in Northeast Thailand |
2008-2011 | Health Promotion Foundation | Development of community health system by the community and for the community |
2008-2011 | Health Promotion Foundation | Development of healthy tambon in Northeast Thailand |
2009-2012 | Health Promotion Foundation | Development of Community Data Base System for Healthy Community at tambon Level in Thailand |
2009-2012 | Health Promotion Foundation | Capacity Building of Community Leaders and Workers in Utilizing the Community Data Base System for Healthy Community at tambon Level in Thailand |
2011-2013 | Health Promotion Foundation | Community Strengthening through Capacity Building of Leaders of Healthy Tambon Projects in Northeast Thailand |
2012-2015 | Health Promotion Foundation | Area integrated for community health system development |
2013-2016 | Health Promotion Foundation | Community Strengthening through academic and research development Project |
2016-2019 | Health Promotion Foundation | Community mobilizing to Elderly care system development Project |
2016-2019 | Health Promotion Foundation | Community Database system development for healthy community development Project |
on going research | ||
2020-2022 | Health Promotion Foundation | Database system development for community strengthening Community Database system development |
2020-2024 | Health Promotion Foundation | Academic and research development to support the health promotion procession by local communities |
• Provided technical support to the research entitled “A Participatory Research on the Promotion of Nutritional Status among 5-year old Children,” Baan Faang District, Khon Kaen, Thailand, 1997.
• Consultant to the Community Hospital Nurses Association of Thailand Northeastern Chapter, since 1997
• Board of Boromratchonnani Nursing College , Nakorn Ratchasima.
• Curriculum Development in Community Nursing at graduate level for Thailand National Council for Nurses and three universities in Thailand ; Chiangmai University, Naresuan University, and Huachiew University, 2002-2003.
• Convener to the International Conference on Women’s Health Issues, held in Khon Kaen in 1996.
• Convener to the Fifth International Nursing Academic Conference held at Khon Kaen during December 2-4, 2002.
• WHO Temporary Advisor to a Peer Review for Regional Strategy for Neonatal Health, WHO/SEARO, New Deli, 21-25 July 2003.
• Consultant to the Project on Community Nurses as Change Agents for Health Promotion by the Community Hospital Nurses Association of Thailand, 2003-2005, funded by the Institute of Health Promotion, Thailand.
• Consultant to the project on Curriculum Development Focusing on Roles and Functions of Nurses in Health Promotion, Boromrachanok Institute (all nursing colleges), Ministry of Public Health, Thailand, 2005-2006.
• WHO Temporary Advisor to the First Meeting of the South East Asia Nursing and Midwifery Education Institutions Network, 7-10 May 2007, Chandigarh, India.
• Consultant to the Lao-Luxembourg Development Project: National Nursing Manpower Planning and Development, Nursing Education, 2005-2008.
• Who Temporary Advisor on the Peer Review Meeting on Regional Strategic Directions for Strengthening Community Based Health workers and Community Health Volunteers in South-East Asia Region, SEARO, New Delhi, 22-23 January 2008.
• Advisor on Community Nursing to The Thailand Nursing and Midwifery Council Board, 2012-2014