background despite high immunization rates, hundreds of thousands of poor and underserved children continue to lack their necessary immunizations and are at risk of acquiring a vaccine-preventable disease. local health departments (lhds) and public health clinicians figure prominently in efforts to address this problem.   methods this exploratory research compared ten (10) north carolina lhds w...

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purpose: to determine the general population’s knowledge and awareness about cataract, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy (dr) in tehran, the most populated and capital city of iran, in order to assess the need for health education programs. methods: this cross-sectional population-based survey was conducted during 2010 and a structured questionnaire was filled by 5 trained interviewers via tele...

background: screening of students ´ health problems could lead to timely prevention and control of many health disorders. this study aimed to determine the nationwide prevalence of common disorders through school health screening program in iran methods: this cross-sectional national screening program was conducted in 2007-2008 among first- and third-grade- stu­dents in primary schools, first- ...

Methods The number of cases of death were obtained from the 2002 and 2005 Mortality Database and population data from the Population Census 2002. Standardized sex specific rates of non-traumatic and traumatic mortality in 2002 and 2005 were calculated in relation to the European standard population. We presented population pyramid and aging index for both populations in 2002 and compared sex sp...

background: hypertension is a significant public health concern of world‑wide distribution and is also the most common cardiovascular disease risk factor. adequate control of blood pressure is a critical element in the prevention of hypertension induced‑organ damage and life‑threatening complications. prevention of hypertension is possible and early detection and effective treatment can signifi...

one of the most important issues in today&rsquos; urban world is increasing use of cars and its noise pollution, which is now one of the most important affecting pollutants on health and quality of lives of residents in urban areas. noise pollution effects on various aspects of human and the community health as well as the high cost of treatment, thus more studies in this field is needed. hence...

background many countries conduct health impact assessment (hia) of their projects and policies to predict their positive and negative health impacts. in recent years many guides have been developed to inform hia practice, largely reflecting local developments in hia. these guides have often been designed for specific contexts and specific need, making the choice between guides difficult. the o...