abstract aims: physical inactivity has been identified as the 4th leading risk factor for global mortality causing an estimated of 3.2million deaths per year. this study aimed to assess the physical activity of health volunteers with pender's health promotion model. instrument & methods: this cross-sectional analytical study was performed on 80 health volunteers in torbat-e-jam city, iran,...

This list is offered as a supplemental resource to the video series located at z.umn.edu/cmhpbh. It is for those interested in exploring in-depth issues related to the promotion of children’s mental health. Included are broad conceptualizations and frameworks relating to mental health as a public health issue, calls to better connect education and public health fields around mental health promo...

Background: Menopause is one of the most important stages of women’s life in the path of development which, comes with a series of other problems. The health status and quality of life issues of the postmenopausal women are serious challenges for many health areas. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between health promotion behaviors and the quality of life of postmen...

a social accounting matrix (sam) was used as an analytical model to investigate the mutua/effects of export expansion in agriculture and manufacturing sectors as well as the social and economic impacts of this policy on the iranian economy. the effects of the above policies were analyzed within several scenarios including a 25 percent increase in exports of agriculture and manufacturing product...

For over 35 years Ronald Labonté has been critically analyzing the state of health promotion in Canada and the world. In 1981, he identified the shortcomings of the groundbreaking Lalonde Report by warning of the seductive appeal of so-called lifestyle approaches to health. Since then, he has left a trail of critical work identifying the barriers to — and opportunities for —health promotion wor...