2009
DOI: 10.26719/2009.15.5.1164
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A new role for Women Health Volunteers in urban Islamic Republic of Iran

Abstract: An action research project was carried out by a team from the National Public Health Management Centre in Tabriz, Iran to test the following hypothesis: Health Volunteers are more able to support health improvements by focusing on community participation and empowerment through facilitating communities to define and solve their own problems than by only providing information on health problems. Training on participatory approaches was given to Women Health Volunteers (WHV) in a pilot area. The results gave evi… Show more

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“…They are also trained to provide health promotion and family planning-related health information to members of their community. While health volunteers receive no formal salary, they do receive health supplies, and along with their families, receive free or priority health treatment or other health care services [ 19 , 20 ]. However, health volunteers serve only approximately 30% of urban areas.…”
Section: The Iranian Primary Health Care Delivery Systemmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…They are also trained to provide health promotion and family planning-related health information to members of their community. While health volunteers receive no formal salary, they do receive health supplies, and along with their families, receive free or priority health treatment or other health care services [ 19 , 20 ]. However, health volunteers serve only approximately 30% of urban areas.…”
Section: The Iranian Primary Health Care Delivery Systemmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, the study can be replicated on a national scale in the future. Because communities have different cultural values and historical roots, it is more useful to assess community participation as a process (Behdjat et al, 2009). Likewise, community participation in Iran has limited the first and sometimes the second levels of participation (participation in benefits and in the program activities).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…They play an effective role in raising the knowledge of women and mothers and changing their attitude. A body of related literature has proved the role of FCHV in raising the knowledge of society under cover [21][22][23][24]. Thus, it can be a proper target group to disseminate health-related information.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%