Background: Leisure activity helps the elderly to improve their physical and mental health. The purpose of this study is to determine the interlink between leisure activity and mental health in older people. Methods:We select 413 people over 60 years old(213 female and 200male).We collected data using GHQ 15-question survey, Nagi questionnaire, and a new reliable and validated the designed questionnaire. We analyzed our data utilizing spearman correlation, and regression analysis in SPSS21. Results:We report a relationship between recreational and religious activities in the absence of confounding factors but only religious activities were associated with mental health in the presence of confounding factors(p-value <0/0001). Among the confounding factors, physical health imposed the most significant effect. Conclusion:Considering the determinative effect of physical health on the types of leisure activity, and the significant relationship between the types of the elderly's leisure activity and their mental health, having comprehensive planning in the physical health in older people is necessary.

Background: Awareness of protective behaviors against haze plays an important role in disease prevention and control. Students, who are in turn educated by teachers, are one of the important groups that can transfer health-related concepts to families. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate teachers' knowledge, attitudes, and behavior regarding adopting healthy behaviors upon exposure to haze using the health belief model (HBM). Materials and Methods: This descriptive-analytical (cross-sectional) study was performed on 250 primary school teachers from Zabol County by cluster sampling. Data were gathered by multi-section questionnaires. Its validity and reliability have been evaluated. The data were analyzed in SPSS software (version 21) using proper statistical tests at a significance level of P < 0.05. Results: Teachers were in the average age range of 38.66±6.81 years. Mean scores of behavior, perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, and self-efficacy were obtained as 11.88±2.47, 26.42±43.10, 26.42±4.10, 22.43±4.10, 28.26±5.12, 10.73±2.06, respectively. There was a significant relationship between awareness and protective behavior (r= 0.61, P=0.0012). Health belief model constructs were able to predict about 39.8% of the variance of protective behavior, with the level of Education (B = 0.369) being the strongest predictor. Conclusion: Results show that the design and implementation of educational programs based on the HBM in schools are effective in the promotion of awareness and empowerment with the aim of increasing protective behavior in teachers in the face of the haze phenomenon.