several investigations demonstrated that anxiety is the most common mental health disorder worldwide affected about one in 13 people. anxiety disorders are more commonly reported in western societies but it is also a main health problem in non-western countries as stress and anxiety levels have drastically increased over the last two decades. several wars in middle eastern countries in the last...

Objective: Florence Nightingale is a source of inspiration and a subject of research for researchers worldwide. This article is aimed at identifying the contributions of Florence Nightingale's achievements and written work in the articles published between 2004 and 2011, from the perception of their authors. Methods: It is an integrative review of the literature based on articles that contained...

Background: According to national laws and world experiences; provision, maintenance, and improving citizens’ health are considered to be the essential functions of municipalities as a “social institute”. In order to equitably promote health conditions at urban level, particularly in marginal areas, since 2004 targeted efforts have been implemented in the municipality of Tehra...

April 1913, and passed away on the 10th of November 2013 in Houston. He graduated from Chicago High School in 1930, was made Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 1941 (Michigan State University) and Master of Public Health in 1942 (Harvard University). He was involved in the creation of the first national veterinary public health programs, both for the US government (Veterinary Public Health Progra...

Methods The number of cases of death were obtained from the 2002 and 2005 Mortality Database and population data from the Population Census 2002. Standardized sex specific rates of non-traumatic and traumatic mortality in 2002 and 2005 were calculated in relation to the European standard population. We presented population pyramid and aging index for both populations in 2002 and compared sex sp...

The promotion of '= quality of life for dying individuals and their survivors is integral to the achievement of the Healrhy People 2010 goal of increasing the quality and years of healthy life. With death from chronic terminal illness common, individuals and families frequendy experience the negative consequences of terminal decline for long periods of time, and our healthcare system often does...

background: hypertension is a significant public health concern of world‑wide distribution and is also the most common cardiovascular disease risk factor. adequate control of blood pressure is a critical element in the prevention of hypertension induced‑organ damage and life‑threatening complications. prevention of hypertension is possible and early detection and effective treatment can signifi...

the sustainable development goals (sdgs) offer a unique opportunity for policy-makers to build on the millennium development goals (mdgs) by adopting more sustainable approaches to addressing global development challenges. the delivery of health services is of particular concern. most african countries are unlikely to achieve the health mdgs, however, significant progress has been made particul...