Society and Health

Genomics, health care, and society.

Copyright © 2011 Massachusetts Medical Society. A new generation of genomic technologies permits the increased collection of data on large study populations.1,2 New methods in informatics facilitate the integration of diverse types of information with genomic data in disease research. As a result, researchers are learning more about the genetic bases of disease and response to drugs.3-6 Genetic...

Estimating the Future of Electronic Health Information System in Society

Background: The health information system provides an integrated platform and an information connection between the actors of the health system regardless of temporal and spatial limitations. Objective This study aims to investigate the factors affecting the development of electronic health record (EHR) system and predict the future of this system in Iran. Methods: In this descriptive study, ...

What and How Is the Right to Children's Health in Iranian Society

Background and aim: The present study seeks to study the areas that define the right of the child to health in Iran and the expression of what and how this right. Method: this regard, with qualitative approach and thematic research method, content analysis and content analysis interviewed experts and identified four key determinants of childrenchr('39')s right to health in Iran. then four area...

Comparative Program on Health and Society

Health and society in Chukotka: an overview

This study provides a historical overview of the changes in the socio-economic and health status of the population of Chukotka, from the Soviet to the post-Soviet period, with special attention paid to the circumstances of indigenous people. Past health studies in Chukotka are reviewed and key demographic and health indicator data presented. Since the 1990s, Chukotka's population has shrunk to ...