Human environments unarguably play a role in the promotion of health and well-being. By the term environments, we mean built and natural space but also the interrelated social, cultural, neighborhood, organizational, familial, and economic environments in which people take part. There are multiple mechanisms for environmental impacts on health and well-being. Some mechanisms are direct. For exa...

OBJECTIVE This article explores the potential of community intervention perspectives for increasing the relevance, reach, and public health impact of mental health services research. METHOD The authors reviewed community intervention strategies, including public health and community development and empowerment interventions, and contrast community intervention with practice-based quality impr...

the current challenge in health services research is disability to present comprehensive and effective intervention plans for community health promotion. there are numerous reasons in this regard, some of which can be overcome through performance-based participatory research methods. the population research center (prc) in tehran university of medical sciences (tums) provides the necessary grou...