Health Facilities & Services

To drive King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) as an integrated approach to Health and Well-being campus under the 13^th National Economic and Social Development Plan (2023–2027), the long-term 20-year KMUTT Development Plan (2023–2027), and the 13^th KMUTT Strategic Plan (2022–2026), KMUTT aligns its sustainable policy with safety management that pays attention to the health of students and staff. As part of the Asian University Network–Health Promotion Network (AUN-HPN), KMUTT is committed to supporting participation from students, staff, and all stakeholders to enhance health and well-being for everyone on campus.

This involves fostering a campus environment that enhances health and well-being, reducing, eliminating, and preventing health risk factors, and preparing university personnel for good health in an aging society under future changes. KMUTT establishes the Integrated Approach to Health and Well-being Policy as follows.

1. 1. KMUTT is committed to developing systems and building an environment within the university to support health and well-being enhancement, complying with laws and regulations and the university vision and mission, with a monitoring system for continual improvement through the health and well-being network:
   • 1.1) Promote integrated internal and external 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 university and institute level through collaboration.
   • 1.3) Foster awareness and understanding of health and well-being, leading to behavioral changes 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 management mechanism for the health and well-being database for students and staff.
2. 2. KMUTT has a mission to develop guidelines for driving the policy through health and well-being promotion plans that set goals and responsible persons, using the health and well-being network to achieve sustainable goals:
   • 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 direction for health and well-being on campus.
   • 2.3) Establish KMUTT health and well-being teams and networks to create plans and learning, awareness, and understanding activities that drive all students and staff to use the system and make KMUTT a health and well-being campus.
   • 2.4) Integrate health and well-being policies with other related policies so that everyone in the university participates in the Integrated Approach to Health and Well-being Policy.
3. 3. KMUTT sets driving objectives for students and staff on health and well-being promotion and support as follows:
   • 3.1) Promote activities emphasizing health improvement through physical exercise and better living, reduce risky behaviors related to food consumption and lifestyle, and provide counseling to mitigate non-communicable disease risks such as hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, abnormal blood lipids, and stress-related disorders.
   • 3.2) Promote, publicize, and provide counseling to reduce risky alcohol consumption within campus and surrounding communities.
   • 3.3) Promote, publicize, and provide counseling to reduce risky smoking behaviors, facilitate a smoking cessation clinic, and designate smoke-free zones.
   • 3.4) Promote, publicize, and provide counseling to reduce mental health risks including stress, depression, and self-harm or harm to others through mental health and stress management activities.
   • 3.5) Promote, publicize, and provide a monitoring system on health and well-being impacts using the KMUTT health and well-being network.
   • 3.6) Develop the health database system for KMUTT students and staff following legal requirements for data management and usage.
   • 3.7) Promote social relationships, social and environmental responsibility, and peaceful coexistence.
   • 3.8) Promote life and living skills, lifelong learning, and work-life balance through all mechanisms and encouraging everyone’s participation.