BACKGROUND Toxocariasis is an important disease caused by the larvae of parasitic worms such as Toxocara canis and T. cati. Public parks can be the source of toxocariasis for small children. This survey was conducted to determine the prevalence of Toxocara spp. ova in parks of Mashhad and Khaf northeastern Iran. METHODS In this descriptive cross-sectional study, performed in November 2011 to ...

The article defines “public administration” as a set of principles, methods, forms, and means impact on the activity region country whole. operation mechanisms interaction between public administration entities in cross-border cooperation is recommended to be categorized by domain, which, turn, are divided number entities, their composition, role, participation. provides classification framewor...

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Background: Accidents caused by children’s play equipment are a severe health threat to them. Implementing the requirements of the safety standards is necessary to ensure the safety of such equipment. The current study aimed to determine the general safety of playground equipment in general parks in Gonabad City, Iran. We also compared the level of the general safety of this equipment with nati...

Public spaces are believed to make cities more liveable, healthy and socially equal. To date, discussions about public have primarily revolved around emblematic types, such as squares parks, while little attention has been paid cemeteries. Drawing on a review of space scholarship cemetery research, an analysis strategies for development in two Scandinavian capitals, Oslo Copenhagen, interviews ...

the following study aims to present an innovative approach for design. participatory design is the model of direct involvement of different social groups in the design from functional tools to environments, social institutions and businesses. diverse collection of practices has been developed to support this direct involvement by participatory design. people are invited to participate during di...

INTRODUCTION Changing the built environment to promote active lifestyles requires collaboration among diverse sectors. Multisectoral collaborative groups in the United States promote active lifestyles through environmental and policy changes. The objective of this study was to examine the characteristics of these collaborative groups and the extent to which they have achieved change. METHODS ...

BACKGROUND As a first step to determining the public availability of drinking water, self-reported access to water fountains in parks and playgrounds was examined. METHODS A cross-sectional analysis was conducted on a convenience sample of 4163 US adults (aged ≥ 18 years) using the 2009 HealthStyles Survey. The outcome measure was reported access to water fountains in parks/playgrounds. Among...