it is a common misconception that ayurvedic medicines (traditional indian system of medicine) are always safe. in fact, they also pose serious health risks either in the form of adverse reactions or in the form of drug interactions. over 80% of our population takes ayurvedic medicines. to evaluate the safety profile of tinospora cordifolia in healthy volunteers using a battery of haematological...

Background: Fire disasters in educational facilities often occur and lead to a lack of psychological readiness volunteers health colleges general.
 Objective: The study aimed analyze the effects fire management: A virtual short film on preparedness university Indonesia.
 Methods: This uses quasi-experimental. sampling technique used purposive with sample 87 respondents who were divide...

Introduction: The diseases and problems due to ageing can affect the quality of life (QoL) in the elderly. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of self-care program education run by health volunteers and healthcare staff on the QoL in the elderly. Methods: In this experimental, field trial study, 150 elderly people living in Mashhad were enrolled by multistage sampling in 2014....

background: postpartum depression (ppd) is one public health issue that affects both maternal and child health. this research studies the effect of health volunteers’ telephonebased support on decreasing ppd. materials and methods: this randomized controlled trial evaluated 203 women who had uncomplicated deliveries. the women completed the edinburg postnatal depression scale (epds), 10 to 15 d...

Primary care providers are critical in providing and optimizing health care to an aging population. This paper describes the volunteer component of a program (Health TAPESTRY) which aims to encourage the delivery of effective primary health care in novel and proactive ways. As part of the program, volunteers visited older adults in their homes and entered information regarding health risks, nee...

PURPOSE The medical student-run Einstein Community Health Outreach Clinic provides free healthcare to the uninsured adult population of New York, the United States. During the summer, prehealth student volunteers are recruited to assist with clinic operations. METHODS We designed a survey study to identify the baseline characteristics of the volunteers between June and August of 2013 and 2014...

44 Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management 2015; 10: 2 health volunteers was mainly to deliver home-based personal care for people with disabilities, while health professionals focused mainly on controlling the quality of care, managing the knowledge and skills of volunteers, and co-ordinating the network. The difference between ADL scores before and after the implementation of the model (n=2...