background : schools have an important role in developing the countries. physical, health and safety factors are essential for normal growth of students' body, spirit and learning. by using environmental health protocols, it is easier to achieve these aims. methods : the aim of this research is to study the environmental health conditions in the primary schools of ghorve, west of iran. this obs...

introduction: since nurses are the largest group of health care providers playing an important role in responding to disasters, evaluating the state of nursing and nursing knowledge about common patterns of disasters is undeniable in importance and necessity. however, based on studies conducted by researchers, there are few models for nursing that show nurses’ disaster readiness. this study was...

lean thinking is management strategy that is applicable to all organizations including health care organizations, and its main idea is to eliminate waste. finding a suitable location for treatment facilities in the health chain plays an important role in the implementation of this idea in the organization, because on the one hand, proximity to suppliers of medical centers ensures rapid and low-...

In fact there is. Research tells us we should heed this guidance when delivering our children’s behavioral health services. Meta-analyses of interventions delivered in “real world” systems have shown that “services as usual” are often no more effective than no service at all. Services based on evidence for effectiveness have a better chance of succeeding, but they must be delivered with quality...

Disease screening instruments used for secondary prevention can facilitate early determination and treatment of pathogenic factors, effectively reducing disease incidence, mortality rates, and health complications. Therefore, people should be encouraged to receive health examinations for discovering potential pathogenic factors before symptoms occur. Here, we used the health belief model as a f...

universal health coverage in thailand: achievement and experiences learned doshmangir l1,2 (msc, phd), rashidian a3,4 (md, phd), bazyar m3* (msc, phd condidate) 1 department of health services management, iranian center of exellence in health management, tabriz university of medical sciences, tabriz, iran 2 tabriz health services management research center, tabriz university of medical sciences...

BACKGROUND Increasingly various technologies are being tested to deliver behavioral health care. Delivering services via videoconferencing shows promise. Given that the patient-provider relationship is a strong predictor of patient adherence to medical regimens, addressing relationship quality when services are not delivered face-to-face is critical. To that end, we compared the therapeutic all...