background many of the problems pertaining to old age originate from unhealthy lifestyle and low social support. overcoming these problems requires precise and proper policy-making and planning. objectives the aim of the current research is to investigate the effect of health promoting interventions on healthy lifestyle and social support in elders. patients and methods this study was conducted...

background: investing in the health of children in learning situation is one of the most important health interventions. the aim of this study was to determine the effect of health promoting schools in improving the health status of schools in urmia, north west of iran.methods and materials: this interventional study was conducted on 155 schools executing the health promoting schools program th...

an interactive heuristic approach can offer a practical solution to the problem of linear integer programming (lip) by combining an optimization technique with the decision maker’s (dm) judgment and technical supervision. this is made possible using the concept of bicriterion linear programming (blp) problem in an integer environment. this model proposes two bicriterion linear programs for iden...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effectiveness of a trachoma control program in a remote community before and after major environmental health improvements. DESIGN Before-and-after cross-sectional design. The control program was in three rounds - each consisting of community census, screening of children < 13 years, health promotion activities and antibiotic treatment. There were two housing and in...

BACKGROUND: This paper argues for giving explicit attention to the quality of implementation of school-wide mental health promotions and examines the impact of implementation quality on academic performance in a major Australian mental health initiative. METHOD: Hierarchical linear modelling was used to investigate change in standardised academic performance across the 2-year implementation of...

conclusions according to the findings, educational intervention is beneficial in promoting three aspects of women's lifestyle related to vaginal health. therefore, a health-promoting lifestyle seems essential for having a healthy vagina and for preventing vaginitis. background vaginitis is one of the most common diseases in reproductive-aged women (15 - 49 years of age). side effects of vaginit...