The Impact Of Health System Reform On Students Health Indicators in Alborz Health Services Centers

Introduction: Health indicators are one of the ways to measure success in achieving the goals of health systems. This study aimed to assess the changes of the students health indicators before and after the health system reform in Health Services Centers of Alborz University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed at health care centers of Alborz University .The study population was all 6,9,12,15 years old student who were referred to these centers. The data was collected in two 12-month periods, (12 months before, and 12 months after, the implementation of the Plan, with a 12month interval in between) The data was analyzed using the SPSS statistical software,version22. Results: The result of comparing adolescent health indicators between2015-2017 showed increase in the most indicators .Recognized visual impairments from 4.43 in 2015 to 6.80 in 2017and hearing loss from 0.63 in2015 to 1.27in2017 increased. Conclusion: Implementation of the health reform plan had been succeeded in improvement of students health indicators in Alborz health care centers. Therefore seems to be continuing, ongoing evaluation and modification of the plan could lead to improve students indicators.