Rural Health Centers in the Americas

Mothers’ Effective Communication Training on the Duration of Mother-Child Relationship in Comprehensive Rural Health Centers

Background and Objectives: Paying attention to the mother-child relationship is of great importance. Thus, the present study aimed to determine the impact of mothers’ effective communication training on the duration of the mother-child relationships in infants. Materials and Methods: In this quasi-experimental study 250 mothers (125 in each group) with infants under one year of age participate...

the use of rural health centers as rural education centers: a new direction for medical education in developing countries

Tobacco or health: status in the Americas.

[Renewing primary health care in the Americas].

At the 2003 meeting of the Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the PAHO Member States issued a mandate to strengthen primary health care (Resolution CD44. R6). The mandate led in 2005 to the document "Renewing Primary Health Care in the Americas. A Position Paper of the Pan American Health Organization/WHO [World Health Organization]," and it culminated in the Decl...

Seroprevalence of Toxocara in Patients Attending Qaemshahr Rural Health Centers, Iran 2019

   Background and purpose: Toxocariasis is a zoonotic infection that can affect the human eye, some viscera, and even the nervous system. The infection is worldwide and is more prevalent in areas with poor hygiene such as rural areas. This investigation aimed at studying the seroprevalence of toxocariasis in Qaemshahr, north of Iran, for the first time, and recognizing its risk factors in rura...