aims: job rotation is considered as one of the human resource development methods. this study was carried out to investigate the correlation between job rotation and visiting number of environmental health employees. materials & methods: this descriptive cross-sectional study was done on environmental health employees in three health centers of north, north west and east of tehran in 2011. 42 p...

BACKGROUND Many maternal deaths caused are due to preventable causes during pregnancy and childbirth. Therefore, the detailed analysis of the root causes provides developing a plan and appropriate interventions to prevent these deaths occurring in the health system. This study aims to determine the causes of maternal mortality using root cause analysis (RCA) method. MATERIALS AND METHODS This...

ABBREVIATIONS. PKU, phenylketonuria; AAP, American Academy of Pediatrics; MCHB, Maternal and Child Health Bureau; ARC, Association for Retarded Citizens; MCH, maternal and child health (programs); CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; HRSA, Health Resources and Services Administration; CSHCN, Children With Special Health Care Needs; CORN, Council of Regional Networks for Genetic Serv...

BACKGROUND Maternal mortality has declined by 43 % globally between 1990 and 2013, a reduction that was insufficient to achieve the 75 % reduction target by millennium development goal (MDG) five. Kenya recorded a decline of 18 % from 490 deaths in 1990 to 400 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2013. Delivering at home, is associated with higher risk of maternal deaths, therefore reducing number...

Maternal mortality in Nigeria is unacceptably high. Some of the reasons may include poor socioeconomic development, weak health care system, low socioeconomic status of women and socio-cultural barriers to care utilization. A cross sectional study was carried out to assess the use of maternal services in Anambra State. A multi stage sampling technique was used to select 800 nursing mothers from...

ABBREVIATIONS. PKU, phenylketonuria; AAP, American Academy of Pediatrics; MCHB, Maternal and Child Health Bureau; ARC, Association for Retarded Citizens; MCH, maternal and child health (programs); CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; HRSA, Health Resources and Services Administration; CSHCN, Children With Special Health Care Needs; CORN, Council of Regional Networks for Genetic Serv...

ABBREVIATIONS. PKU, phenylketonuria; AAP, American Academy of Pediatrics; MCHB, Maternal and Child Health Bureau; ARC, Association for Retarded Citizens; MCH, maternal and child health (programs); CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; HRSA, Health Resources and Services Administration; CSHCN, Children With Special Health Care Needs; CORN, Council of Regional Networks for Genetic Serv...