introduction: increasing numbers of chronic patients who need permanent support and staff members who are exposed to daily psychological stress highlight the need for hospitals which consider health promotion programs as a key service. health promotion program was introduced by the world health organization (who) in 1990 and has ever since been implemented by many countries throughout the world...

background: an obvious gradient in health outcomes has been implicated in many evidences relating to social and economic factors. proper data are requested to convince policy-makers calling for intersectoral action for health. recently, i.r. of iran has come up with 52 health equity indicators to monitor health equity through the country. conducting regular surveys on 14 out of 52 national heal...

BACKGROUND The National Essential Medicine System (NEMS) is a new policy in China launched in 2009 to improve the appropriate use of medications. This study aims to examine the outcomes of the NEMS objectives in terms of the rational use of medicines in primary health care facilities in China. METHODS A total of 28,651 prescriptions were collected from 146 township health centers in four prov...

Teleneurology Teleneurology refers to the transfer of medical information from one site to another, using information and communications technology (ICT) for the management of neurological disorders. In this chapter, we discuss the rationale behind using te-leneurology in different parts of the world, review work done in this field, and describe the various barriers affecting its widespread use...