Health Facilities & Services

Announcement of King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT)
KMUTT’s Integrated Approach to Health and Well-being Policy
To  drive King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) as Integrated approach to Health and Well-being campus  under the 13^th  National Economic and Social Development Plan (2023-202), the long-term 20-year KMUTT Development Plan (2023-2027), and the 13^th  KMUTT Strategic Plan (2022-2026)  aligns with KMUTT sustainable policy focusing on safety management which pay attention on the health of students and staff, as well as being part of Asian University Network-Health Promotion Network (AUN-HPN),KMUTT committed to support and promote participation from student ,staff  and all stakeholders to  enhance the health and well-being for all in  KMUTT. This involves fostering a campus environment that enhances health and well-being, reducing, eliminating, and preventing health and well-being risk factors as well as preparing the university’s personnel to get good health and well-being for aging society under the future changes. KMUTT establishes the KMUTT’s Integrated Approach to Health and Well-being Policy as follows.

1. KMUTT committed to develop the systems and build up environment within the university to support the enhancing of health and well-being which comply to laws and regulations, the university’s vision and mission with monitoring system for continual improvement by using health and well-being network set up regulations and guideline as follows:
          1.1) Promote integrated internally and externally network operations for health services to both students and staff.
     1.2) Develop models and processes for health promotion and well-being enhancement at both the university and institute level by using collaboration concept.
       1.3) Foster awareness and understanding of health and well-being, leading to behavioral changes in health and well-being among students and staff at all levels.
         1.4) Support and encourage research and innovation in health promotion and well-being for students and staff.
         1.5) Enhance the integrated managing mechanism for health and well-being database for students and staff .

2. KMUTT has a mission to develop guidelines for driving the policy through health and well-being promotion plans which set the goals and responsible person by using the health and well-being network to achieve sustainable goals, focusing on the following points:
         2.1) All executive levels within the university prioritize and use the  policy for  implementation.
         2.2) Establish the KMUTT health and well-being committee to set the direction for health and well-being drive in campus.
         2.3) Establish KMUTT health and well-being team and networks to make  KMUTT health and well-being plan and process on learning , awareness  and understanding activities which drive all students and staff using the system for implementation and make KMUTT to be health and well-being campus.
        2.4) Integrate health and well-being policies with other related policies to achieve the goal of KMUTT’s Integrated Approach to Health and Well-being Policy which everyone in the university participates.

3. KMUTT set driving objectives for students and staff on health and well-being promotion and support as follows:
3.1) Promote activities that emphasize on health improvement through physical exercises and better living including reduce  and eliminate the risky behaviors related to food consumption and overall lifestyle and  provide counseling to mitigate the risks of non-communicable diseases  ( NCDs) such as hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, abnormal blood lipids, and stress-related disorders.
3.2) Promote, publicize and provide counseling to reduce and eliminate risky alcohol consumption behaviors within campus and community surround including the university activities in all area.
3.3) Promote, publicize and provide counseling to reduce and eliminate risky smoking behaviors, and facilitate a smoking cessation clinic including promote quitting smoking activities and designate smoke-free zones.
3.4) Promote, publicize and provide counseling to reduce and eliminate the risks of mental health issues, including stress, depression, self-harm or harm to others by using  mental health and stress management promotion activities.
3.5) Promote, publicize and provide monitoring system on health and well-being impacts by using KMUTT health and well-being network of students, staff and related organization.
3.6) Develop the health database system for KMUTT students and staff which follow the data management and data usage under the  legal requirements which make high benefits for all.
3.7) Promote social relationships, social and environmental responsibility including peaceful and just coexistence.
3.8) Promote the develop life and living skills, lifelong learning and maintain work-life balanced by using all mechanisms and encouraging everyone’s participation.