社區創新與地方永續──以高雄醫學大學小港醫院環境健康教育為例

Community Innovation and Regional Sustainability:A Case Study of Environmental Health Education in Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University

小港醫院地處南高雄陸海空交通匯集之區域，強化機場防疫，做好邊境管理，是必然要負起的責任。高雄醫學大學整合校內學術研究、教學服務、醫療院所資源，長期結合公部門推動社區照護計畫，除了將公部門閒置空間活化成具特色的日照關懷中心外，更延伸為醫學教育與在地鏈結的服務學習平台，帶領學生走進社區場域，學以致用改善生活品質，提升健康福祉，發揮大學社會影響力。「樂活高雄．健康城市－－小港區環境教育與健康促進永續發展計畫」因應小港地區空氣污染環境及健康促進之議題及需求，以小港醫院為在地實踐場域的核心基地，串聯跨校、跨單位、跨區域資源，推動空氣品質人才教育、環境檢測與研究、校園衛教宣導、空氣污染課綱、社區關懷照護等實踐方案，善盡大學社會責任。

Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital is located in southern Kaohsiung City, a major nexus of land, sea, and air transportation. Thus, the hospital is on the frontlines of strengthening Kaohsiung International Airport’s epidemic prevention measures and preventing the spread of COVID-19 and other epidemic viruses to Taiwan from other countries. Kaohsiung Medical University integrates on-campus academic research, teaching services, and medical institution resources and has long promoted community care plans in conjunction with the public sector. A disused public sector space repurposed by the university into a distinctive day care center is being further used as a service-learning platform linking medical education to communities, allowing university students to enter the community and apply what they have learned to improve quality of life, community health, and well-being.“Happy Kaohsiung Healthy City-Siaogang District Environmental Education and Health Promotion Sustainable Development Plan”, which responds to the issues and needs of air pollution and health promotion in the city’s Siaogang District, designates Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital as the core base of local practice, connecting multidisciplinary schools and units as well as cross-regional resources to promote practical programs such as air quality talent education, environmental testing and research, campus health education and publicity, air pollution syllabus, and community care and care, fulfilling the university's social responsibilities.