Vol.2, No.2, 196-204 (2012) Open Journal of Preventive Medicine http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojpm.2012.22029 The community capacity building for sustainable dengue problem solution (CCB-SDPS) model: The results from studies in community, southern region, Thailand * Charuai Suwanbamrung School of Nursing, Walailak University, Nakhorn Si Thammarat Province, Thailand; Scharuai@wu.ac.th Received 6 January 2012; revised 8 February 2012; accepted 11 March 2012 ABSTRACT This paper provides an approach for sustainable dengue problem solution by the community ca- pacity building model and the results of two studies from implementation the model in South- ern region, Thailand. The conceptual framework of the CCB-SDPS model consisted of three di- mensions; 1) community-based (leader and non- leader in community), 2) community capacity building process, and 3) sustainable dengue problem solution (outcomes). The outcomes of studies focused on the capacity level by the DCCAT (14 domains of leader group, and 11 domains of non-leader group), dengue entomol- ogy (Larval) index, and epidemiological (mor- bidity and mortality) rate. The two studies were pilot study in high risk dengue areas. These studies were application of CCB-SDPS model. First study was the process of using the tool for testing the DCCAT in two communities. The re- sults showed only three steps of using assess- ment tool; community preparation, assessment, and community hearing. The second study was the fully testing model in three communities. Participatory action research and mix methods; quantitative and qualitative collecting data were preparation community-based, building capacity process (assessment, plan, implement, and re- assessment), and outcomes monitoring. The results of second study showed three models of the CCB-SDPS. The two studies confirmed the sustainable in after intervention of community capacity building such as increased capacity level of leader and non-leader group, deceased entomological indices (HI, BI, and CI), and non presentation of morbidity and mortality rate in during study period. These results showed the model conducing on contexts of each commu- nity such the three dimensions of the concep- tual framework of the model, community-based, building capacity process, and measurement of outcomes of sustainable dengue problem solu- tion. These experiences in Southern Thailand demonstrated the main keys to the approach of CCB-SDPS were in the use of strategies plan- ning to initiate community capacity building towards sustained dengue problem solution. Keywords: Community Capacity Building; Sustainable Dengue Problem Solution; Dengue Community-Based; DCCAT; CCB-SDPS 1. INTRODUCTION Dengue is a public problem requiring the community’s involvement in its solution. Sustainability is a major is- sue of community-based dengue prevention and control, defined according to the characteristics of each specific setting [1,2]. In this study, sustainability is identified as a necessary part of successful community-based dengue programs. Sustainability must be evaluated by ongoing activities of leaders and non-leaders in the community, as well as at the outcome of a program [3-5]. To achieve sustainability, community capacity build- ing is one of the instrumental factors; it contributes to the process of enhancing a community’s abilities to define, evaluate, analyze and act on the dengue problem [6-9]. Capacity building is a “concept both of the means and the end” [10] and, as a dynamic process, it must be part of the strategy for sustainability of the intervention from the beginning to the end [11]. With a means or standard for its measurement, community health interventions would result in increased sustainability and capacity for * Conflict of Interest: The author(s) declare that they have no competing interests. Copyright © 2012 SciRes. OPEN ACCESS