introduction: increasing numbers of chronic patients who need permanent support and staff members who are exposed to daily psychological stress highlight the need for hospitals which consider health promotion programs as a key service. health promotion program was introduced by the world health organization (who) in 1990 and has ever since been implemented by many countries throughout the world...

health education in schools is one of the most effective ways of promoting health in a society. studies have shown the effectiveness of health interventions aimed at improving students' knowledge, attitude, and behaviors about health issues. the aim of this study was to evaluate health issues in primary school textbooks in iran.in school year 2010-2011, the contents of all primary school textbo...

background scholars describe poor health literacy as a “silent epidemic,” which is challenging the functioning of healthcare systems all over the world. health literacy is mainly meant as an individual trait which concerns the ability to obtain, process, and understand basic health information in order to effectively navigate the health system. low health literate patients perceive poor self-ef...

background: loneliness is one of the most significant problems during aging. this research has been done to determine the effect of a multi-strategy program based on pender’s health promotion model to prevent loneliness of elderly women by improving social relationships. methods: in this quasi-experimental study done in 2013 from january to november, 150 old women suffering medium loneliness re...

Abstract Background chronic diseases affect in Italy about 39.1% of the total population and 85.3% over 75 years. A new experimental approach has been studied that, through communities, activate collaborative processes to improve health well-being population. The ASL Toscana Sudest for three years 2017-2020 acquired from Self-management Resource Center (SMRC, University Stanford California) lic...

background domestic violence is one of the major health problems among women. promoting preventive behaviors of domestic violence among women and girls can play crucial role in reducing this health problem. objectives this study was conducted to evaluate the effect of an intervention based on precede-proceed model on preventive behaviors of domestic violence among iranian high school girls. pat...

ISSUE ADDRESSED There is a need for a system of values and principles consistent with modern health promotion that enables practitioners to use these values and principles to understand health and in their needs assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation practice. METHOD Grounded theory, document analysis and the authors' own practice experience were used to systematically collect an...