SI 8.1 Evidence University Volunteerism Health Promotion Siam University (1)

Healthy University Rating System (HURS)

University : Siam University

Country : Thailand

Web Address : https://sustainability.siam.edu

SI 8 University volunteerism

[8.1] Comprehensive University Volunteerism in Health Promotion

Description:

Volunteerism is part of Siam University’s “Sustainable University, Sustainable District” policy, which commits the University to the well-being of its students, staff and surrounding communities. Students and staff of the Faculties of Nursing, Pharmacy, Medicine (Public Health), Dentistry, Communication Arts and Science and of the Superstar Academy College of Arts volunteer in health promotion every year – from regular campaigns in Phasi Charoen to national campaigns and international health workforce training (Table 1).

Community campaigns. The Nursing Student Club for a Smoke-free Thai Society, supported by the Nurses’ Network for Tobacco Control of Thailand, runs the “Bright Youth, Aware of Tobacco Harms” project every year. On 27 January 2024, 101 young people learned about cigarettes, e-cigarettes, tobacco laws and second-hand smoke; every participant scored at least 7 of 10 after the activity and 91.1% shared what they learned with their families (Table 2). In “The Last Puff”, about 60 pharmacy student volunteers a year help smokers to quit through Osot Siam Pharmacy and community outreach. Pharmacy students also guide older residents and caregivers on medicine use and train village health volunteers.

Programmes with community members. The Faculty of Nursing Elderly Club meets about every two months; in seven sessions from June 2025 to August 2026 older adults attended 532 times, with 438 nursing-student and 63 lecturer volunteer attendances and a mean satisfaction of 4.37 of 5 (Table 3). NODE Phasi Charoen lecturers and students train and mentor leaders of 16 community projects to reduce NCD risks, and the Faculty of Communication Arts helps the Tao Teh Sin Si Elderly Club with active-ageing products.

National programmes and policy. The University takes part in the Kidney-Friendly University campaign with the Thai Health Promotion Foundation, the Bangkok “One Million People” health screening, and district and national drug-prevention programmes. Pharmacy lecturers taught in the International Mental Health Workforce Training Program 2026 of the Department of Mental Health and the World Health Organization, and The Last Puff was Highly Commended in the International Green Gown Awards 2025.

Other volunteering. Students also serve meals to blind students, teach farmers safe chemical use, raise funds for the community food bank through Siam Walk & Run and develop healthy foods with community enterprises.

Selected level: 4 Items or More. Siam University has volunteer activities in all five HURS items (Table 1).

Table 1 – Health promotion volunteer activities by HURS item

Sources: SI 8.1 report; UI GreenMetric ED 6.19; THE 1.4.3; SDG Report 2024–2025; Sustainability Report 2025–2026. “Photos” refers to the numbered sections above.

Table 2 – Youth anti-smoking project “Bright Youth, Aware of Tobacco Harms”

Source: Project report of the Nursing Student Club for a Smoke-free Thai Society, Faculty of Nursing (29 January 2024).

Table 3 – Faculty of Nursing Elderly Club sessions, 2025–2026

Source: Elderly Club activity schedules and evaluation reports, Faculty of Nursing. Numbers are attendances per session.

Table 4 – Participation and impact

Evidence to attach:

• Project report “Bright Youth, Aware of Tobacco Harms” (Faculty of Nursing, 2024) and Elderly Club schedules and evaluation reports (June 2025 – August 2026).

• UI GreenMetric ED 6.19 and THE 1.4.3 evidence; SDG Report 2024–2025; Sustainability Report 2025–2026: https://sustainability.siam.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/SDG_report_2025_2026.pdf