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. 2015 Jun;44(6):728–741.

Table 5:

Summary results of context determinants of SDH in Iran

Citation Aims Summary results
(50) The evaluation of the role of the family physician program, as a health program, in education, economics and social issues of the population covered: overview policy maker, manager and society According to the WHO conceptual framework of SDH, social and health effects were evaluated. The results showed that the family physician program had associations with some socioeconomic factors. However, it had not any significant association with the culture and lifestyle. From the participants’ perspective, the most important roles of the family physician program were in reducing health care costs and easy access to services which had improved the quality of life and welfare of the population.
(51) Reviewing social health situation of Iranian community and analysis of its determinants, improvement strategies have been provided and MoHME proposed. Several approvals and interventions were being followed by the authorities to reduce the social harms and improve the social health. However, they were inadequate for various reasons such as improper interventions, focusing on tertiary prevention, the lack of attention to the macro-economic and international issues, etc., and required the cooperation of all sectors to perform effective and health-centered interventions. In this study, a conceptual model was proposed for social health in Iran that included the following components: supportive and encouraging social environment, healthy social behavior, access to the health services and health education.