today, on the contrary of the last ten decades, the necessity of teaching hygienic issues, and caring the children’s health, is pretty obvious. avicenna (10 ac), the famous iranian physician and philosopher, scrutinized the health and hygiene with a deep insight to the matter. he considered the wellness not only as the recovery from the disease, but emphasized the maintenance of health by sugge...

being healthy is important for living well and achieving longevity. in the business realm, furthermore, employers want healthy employees, as these workers tend to be more productive, have fewer rates of absenteeism, and use less of their health insurance resources. this article provides an overview of corporate “wellness” efforts in the american workplace and the concomitant challenges which em...

BACKGROUND Firefighters suffer from high prevalence of obesity, substandard fitness, and cardiovascular-related deaths. There have been a limited number of firefighter health promotion programs that have been developed and empirically-tested for this important occupational group. We evaluated the health of firefighters from departments with well-developed health promotion programs and compared ...

The issues of community health relative to the impact which waste management experts on the wellness of the community is central to the overall capacity of the community. This paper therefore correlates waste management with the promotion of community health for community development goals in urban cities. The gap in the study is that, the quantum of waste generated in urban cities constitutes ...

NC Med J November/December 2006, Volume 67, Number 6 he North Carolina State Health Plan (SHP), a self-funded plan established by the North Carolina General Assembly, provides healthcare coverage for more than 615,000 active public sector employees, retirees, and dependents. Employee members of the SHP work in 225 organizations in approximately 3,000 worksites throughout the state. Seventy perc...

By addressing the reproductive intentions and contraceptive practices and needs of every patient, providers may be able to decrease women's chances of experiencing unintended pregnancies and support women in achieving planned and well-timed pregnancies. By addressing the health promotion needs of every patient and examining and addressing her health profile for reproductive risks, irrespective ...

Health psychology is the defined as studying of psychological and behavioral processes in health, illness, and healthcare. It contributes to is concerned with the understanding of how psychological, behavioral, and cultural factors contribute role to in physical health and illness. Psychological factors can affect health directly. For example, health is hurt by the chronically occurring environ...

Purpose The purpose of this longitudinal outcome study was to determine the effectiveness of the Integrative Health Clinic and Program (IHCP) and to perform a subgroup analysis investigating patient benefit. The IHCP is the first organized integrative health clinical service within the Veterans Affairs Health Care System utilizing research based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM), min...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of health risk behaviours is growing amongst South African employees. Health risk behaviours have been identified as a major contributor to reduced health related quality of life (HRQoL) and the increased prevalence of non-communicable diseases. Worksite wellness programmes promise to promote behaviour changes amongst employees and to improve their HRQoL. The aim of th...