Health and Culture: A Basis for Development of Extension Health Service Programs

Health is a priority need where related services should be extended to people and empower them on aspectsthat beneficial their wellbeing. However, approaches toward health intervened bythe culture outgrownby the in society that oftentimes influence beliefs about origins nature of illness howit will managed. Therefore, understanding individual cultural isessential. This vital developing effective how improve though,everyone’s experience with unique personalized. Community’s development throughempowerment benefit was ultimate goal this project at whichparticipatory assessment initial step identify what particular needs addressed. Atwhich, sequential explanatory strategy mixed method research design used survey holistichealth indices followed by key informant interviews observations particularly health-relatedpractices, traditions were means data collection applied. All gathered healthrelated problems has inference culture. It also noted implication healthstatus community. it highly suggested develop extension promotive andpreventive programs more intensive healthy lifestyle, prevention controlof communicable non-communicable diseases, family planning, environmental safety sanitation,personal hygiene community-based projects based practices. Moreover, clearand simple dissemination result prior planning given an emphasis avoid conflict togain full participation community