in a period of less than five decades, the urban residence has dramatically increased in iran. currently more than two thirds of the population live in city dwellings. this rapid urbanization has considerable impact on people’s mental health and psychiatric care. the main strategy of iran's national program of mental health has been the integration of mental health into the primary health ...

it is widely accepted in many parts of the world thatcommunity nurses are of vital importance in various phases of disaster response and management. in china, however, it is not clear whether the chinese community nurses are able to assume disaster-related duties due to the lack of a systematic assessment.a pre-designed and well-tested questionnaire was employed to evaluate the competency in di...

Community health centers in the United States improve access to dental care for underserved populations and individuals who live in underserved areas. The not-for- profit health centers provide care to patients regardless of their ability to pay and must follow extensive federal and state regulations. There are 245 California health center sites that provide dental care. This article reviews th...

The Urban Research Center at the Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies brings together community members and researchers working in Harlem, New York. A Community Advisory Board (CAB) composed of community members, service providers, public health professionals, and researchers was formed to assist the Center's research and interventions and to guide community partnerships. Through a collaborat...

we need effective leadership for provision of enough resources in public health. recent report of medical institution about public health future include excellent advises for community health nurses activities. in this report not only numerous successes of public health have been identified but also methods which public health leaders can use to complete their mission in community have been exp...

background & objectives: hygienic housing is an important index of health development in different countries which can prevent from contagious diseases & accidents . this study was established to survey the health condition of dwelling houses in the filed of samenol-a-emmeh community –oriented medical education center at summer 2002 . materials & methods : in this descriptive study 500 families...

Breast cancer is a growing concern in low- and middle-income countries (LMCs). We explore community health worker (CHW) programs and describe their potential use in LMCs. We use South Africa as an example of how CHWs could improve access to breast health care because of its middle-income status, existing cancer centers, and history of CHW programs. CHWs could assume three main roles along the c...

Jun Tayama, Ph.D. Center for Health and Community Medicine Nagasaki University Nagasaki, Japan Tatsuki Ichikawa, M.D. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Nagasaki University Hospital Nagasaki, Japan Katsuyuki Eguchi Institute of Tropical Medicine Nagasaki University Nagasaki, Japan Taro Yamamoto Institute of Tropical Medicine Nagasaki University Nagasaki, Japan Susumu Shirabe Center f...