高齡健康促進與照護管理原住民專班設置說明

壹、緣起：因應超高齡社會與原鄉照護需求

依據聯合國（UN）與世界衛生組織（WHO）定義，65歲以上人口占總人口數達 14% 稱為「高齡社會」，達 20% 則邁入「超高齡社會」。國家發展委員會資料顯示，我國已於 2018 年正式轉為高齡社會，並預估將於 2025 年邁入超高齡社會。因此，建構高效能的高齡健康促進與照護服務體系，已成為我國當前極具迫切性的社會議題。

在原住民族健康權益保障方面，依據《原住民族基本法》第 24 條第 1 項規定：

「政府應依原住民族特性，策訂原住民族公共衛生及醫療政策，將原住民族地區納入全國醫療網，辦理原住民族健康照顧，建立完善之長期照護、緊急救護及後送體系，保障原住民健康及生命安全。」

然而，鑑於原鄉多位處偏遠地區，照護人力留任率偏低，原鄉長照資源供需失衡現象亟待改善。積極培訓在地原住民族高齡健康照護人才，不僅能吸引原住民青年返鄉服務，亦能從根本解決原鄉長期照護資源分佈不均的問題。

基於此社會使命與培育在地人才之需求，本校自 112 學年度起，正式增設「高齡健康促進與照護管理原住民專班」。

貳、課程領域說明

本專班課程設計兼顧專業照護能力與族群文化脈絡，劃分為三大核心重點領域：

專業必修：涵蓋「高齡健康促進模組」、「照顧服務模組」、「管理模組」及相關基礎課程。
專業選修：包含「經營管理模組」、「臨終關懷模組」、「健康促進模組」與「進階長照模組」。
原住民族文化暨語言模組：深化原住民族傳統文化底蘊與族語能力，培養具備文化敏感度與跨文化照護能量之專業人才。

Program Description: Bachelor’s Degree Program for Indigenous People in Seniors Health Promotion and Care Management

United Nations (UN) and the World Health Organization (WHO) defined an aged society as a society in which more than 14% of the population is 65 years or older and a super-aged society as a society in which more than 20% of the population is 65 years or older. According to the National Development Council, Taiwan became an aged society in 2018 and is expected to move to a super-aged society in 2025. As a result, providing effective health promotion and care services is regarded as one of the most important social issues.

Article 24, item 1 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Law indicates that "the government shall formulate public health and medical policies for indigenous peoples in accordance with the characteristics of indigenous peoples, incorporate indigenous peoples' regions into the national medical network, implement indigenous peoples' health care, establish comprehensive and long-term health care, emergency care and evacuation system, and protect indigenous peoples' health and physical safety." However, given that many indigenous townships are located in remote areas, the retention rate of care attendants is low. It can be seen that providing elderly care training for younger indigenous people would allow them to return to their hometowns and solve the problem of uneven supply and demand of long-term care services for indigenous communities.

For the above reason, the Bachelor's Degree Program for Indigenous People in Seniors Health Promotion and Care Management was founded in the 2023-2024 academic year. The program has three focuses: required courses, elective courses, and indigenous cultural-related courses, described as follows.

Required courses: elderly health promotion module, long-term care service module, management module, and other related subjects.
Elective courses: business management module, hospice care module, health promotion module, and advanced long-term care module.
Indigenous cultures and languages.