background: increasing of chronic patients who need permanent support andstaff who are daily exposed to psychological stress need to hospitals that note to health promotion programs. healthpromoting hospitals (hph)was expressed by the world health organization in the 1990s. so a large numberof hospitals in the world have implemented health promotion programs. but hospitalsin iran not implement ...

introduction: hospitals are the best ground for providing health promotion and prevention services besides health care services. this study aimed to determine the impact of establishing standards of health promoting hospitals on hospitals' indicators in one of the public hospitals of iran. materials and methods: this research was a case-control study that included fatemieh (case group) and...

in many countries around the world, including iran, obesity is reaching epidemic proportions. doctors have recently taken, or expressed support for, an extreme ‘personal responsibility for health’ policy against obesity: refusing services to obese patients. this policy may initially seem to improve patients’ incentives to fight obesity. but turning access to medical services into a benefit depe...

Diabetes is treated by insulin (type 1), and by diet and exercise alone or in combination with insulin (type 2). The long-term complications of diabetes can be devastating in their effects, therefore good glycaemic control must be a target for all patients. Nurses have a role in diabetes care as specialists or as part of general care. Screening for complications and referral of patients to rele...

This study reports the results of a pilot volunteer project for older Chinese immigrants and documents benefits for both volunteers and caregiver recipients. Using a social marketing approach, the volunteer project was designed as a social model to promote better health among older Chinese immigrants in New York City. The packaging of this health promotion project as a volunteer program was bas...

background: injuries are the first leading but predictable, avoidable and preventable cause of death among under five-year children worldwide. the present study aimed to identify the factors associated with mothers' beliefs and practices concerning injury prevention in under five-year children . methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted from august to october 2011 in hamadan county, the...

People with disabilities can benefit from health promotion opportunities to reduce the incidence and severity of secondary conditions that further limit their participation in society. This paper describes participatory action research (PAR) methods we used to develop, implement and evaluate the Living Well with a Disability program. Community-based agencies that provide information and referra...

background since 1986, the world health organization (who) has been motivating health sectors to promote clinical and curative services (who, 1986). some emergency departments (eds) have partially achieved this through providing patient health information, screening and early intervention programs, injury prevention, and asthma education. a significant organizational shift is required for eds t...