background: one of the main and basic pillars of health system promotion is the equitable distribution of health facilities in order to ensure fair access of people in the community to the health services. the goal of this study was to classify the health structural indicators in golestan province using scalogram analysis model. method: a descriptive study was conducted in 2010. data related to...

introduction: health care is one of the most important sectors in the development of each country and disparities in their distribution will reduce the level of development. the aim of this study was to examine the access to healthcare and degree of development in health care resources in the west of iran in 2011. method: this was a cross-sectional and retrospective study. the study setting was...

introduction regional inequality on social and economic grounds is one of the important obstacle in economic development. thus, one of the main issues for policy making and planning in designing a comprehensive social and economic plan is the balanced development in different regions. the recognition of each region situation in relation to other cases is a necessary factor in decreasing inequal...

This paper reports results of a study that explored the relationship between the local environmental actions of Healthy Cities programs and the adverse health impacts of climate change. The analysis is primarily based on a limited literature review of climate change and health, with particular attention to the relationships between Healthy Cities and climate change, and on documentary analysis ...

background and purpose: health indices, regarding to their role in the development of society, are one of the most important indices at national level. success of national development programs is largely dependent on the establishment of appropriate goals at the health sector, among which access to healthcare facilities is an essential requirement. the aim of this study was to examine the dispa...

background: considering health and public health risks, particulate matters are the main pollutants of air and are associated with high rates of mortality and morbidity in long and short term exposures. hence, the present study was performed with the aim of estimating the health impacts attributable to pm10 in the 7 cities of mashhad, tabriz, isfahan, shiraz, arak, ahwaz, and urmia (iran) durin...