background: foreign immigrants form the part of the population of each country. among the foreign immigrant population in iran, the share of immigrants and nationals from afghanistan is very noticeable. one of the factors that affect this people's physical and mental health is social support. this study aimed to investigate the status of social support and its effective factors on afghan immigr...

PARADIGMA (PARticipative Approach to DIsease Global Management) is a pilot project which aims are to define and to disseminate a common methodology and optimized protocols (Clinical Pathways) to support service functions directed to different stakeholders. PARADIGMA will provide a platform of information services user oriented and optimized against social, cultural and technological constraints...

conclusions based on the results, participants in the study didn’t have favorable status with respect to perceived social support (in all dimensions) from their social network members. while, social support as one of the social determinants of health, plays an important role in improving psychological conditions in people’s lives; therefore, being aware of social support and designing effective...

Established in 1996 in response to a 1994 Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) resolution, UNAIDS is the successor to the World Health Organization’s Global Programme on AIDS. UNAIDS draws on the experience and strengths of its co-sponsors (10 UN system organisations) in providing assistance to build country and community capacity, and mobilising political and social support to prevent and resp...

Informal social relations play a significant role in people's lives. Despite considerable research on social networks and social capital, sociologists still do not clearly understood why some relationships lead to better outcomes than others. This article examines how individuals mobilize social support, defined as resources that flow through social relations, to achieve their objectives. We pr...

this article deals with the social theories and analysis of the theoreticiansconcerning the global changes and the foundations of global system and the new worldorder. it also deals with different phases in the theories of future thoughts and thederived mechanism and analyses the urban space as a key issue in social order in theheart of social theories. it also depicts the theories of great the...

supervisors have critical role in the provision of support in workplace. the present study examined degree of perceived supervisor support related to experienced physical symptoms and psychological distress among employees of isfahan steel company, isfahan, iran. the sample included of 189 employees of the company in 2011 who completed questionnaires about supervisor support, physical symptoms ...