Towards comprehensive and effective strategies to address sexual health

Towards comprehensive and effective strategies to address sexual health

Sexual health is an important global public health concern. Planning effective strategies to improve sexual health requires a high degree of attention to the local epidemiological trends and cultural context where the strategy is to be implemented. The paper by Chemtob et al. describes the process to develop a plan that aims to reduce the burden of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Israel by 2...

Implementation strategies to address community health needs.

Psychiatric Social Work and Effective Strategies to Reduce the Care Gap in Mental Health Services A Comprehensive, Cross-Sectoral, and Community-Oriented Look

Introduction: Despite the significant prevalence of psychiatric disorders and the high global burden of these, a large proportion of people with severe psychiatric disorders do not receive the services they need, which is called the care gap, and one of the goals of world health organizations is to reduce this gap. The purpose of this study is to review the most important global and regional st...

Paediatricians should do more to address male adolescent sexual health.

Young people have the right to be informed and access appropriate health-care services about their health, including sexual matters. They also have the right to be treated in a confidential, culturally appropriate, positive and respectful manner. While components of a sexual history and health discussion vary and are tailored to the individual and their own circumstances, it is paediatricians w...

Exploring health stakeholders' perceptions on moving towards comprehensive primary health care to address childhood malnutrition in Iran: a qualitative study

BACKGROUND Due to the multifaceted aspect of child malnutrition, a comprehensive approach, taking social factors into account, has been frequently recommended in health literature. The Alma-Ata declaration explicitly outlined comprehensive primary health care as an approach that addresses the social, economic and political causes of poor health and nutrition. Iran as a signatory country to the ...