Background: It is now confirmed that mental health promotion policies need innovations beyond the scope of the health sector. In this study, an attempt was made to identify the most effective stakeholders of the public sector in the field of mental health promotion in Iran to help the policy-makers and to encourage inter-sectoral collaboration and further involvement of these effective sectors in mental health promotion plans.
Methods: This was a mixed-methods study.
Background: Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic can aggravate the health problems in slum areas. The present study intends to examine the challenges of health protection of slum's residences during the COVID-19 pandemic with the Social Determinants of Health perspective, in Kerman city in Iran.
Materials And Methods: The present study was a qualitative content analysis.
Background: In this study, the basic criteria, models, and indicators of intersectoral collaboration in health promotion were investigated to facilitate the implementation of collaboration.
Methods: This scoping review was conducted using datasets of Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed, and search engines of Google, Google Scholar, and ProQuest.
Results: 52 studies were included, and 32 codes in Micro, Meso, and Macro level, were obtained.
Background: Social issues have short- or long-term as well as positive or negative effects on health systems. Identifying and analyzing events and trends help managers to make the vision and strategic planning. The purpose of this study is to identify the social trends and their impacts on the future of the Iranian health system.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Since 2013, in Iran's health care, the contribution of direct payments for health-care services was estimated more than 50 % of all expenditures. In May 2014, Iran's health-care reform was established to improve health services quality and reduce patients' out-of-pocket payments <10% in urban and 5% in rural areas. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate unmet costs (those which are not covered either by the insurance companies nor the recent reform coverage mentioned in Sections 1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The occupational nature of employees in headquarters units of the University requires them to deal with support issues. Thus, there is some pressure on these employees to complete their assignments on time so that employees in the line units can accurately and expeditiously perform their duties. As a result, work addiction behaviors are sometimes observed among the headquarters personnel.
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