In Health Policy,Academy of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Background: Social health is more important and sensitive than the physical and mental health. Women's health, as half of the society's population, affects the dimensions of family and society's health.Therefore, upper-level documents and laws can have positive effects on the health of all members of the society. The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the approach of upper-level documents in order to improve the social health of women, family and society. Methods: The current research is a qualitative study. In order to review, a list of relevant upstream documents was prepared (18 related documents) and conducted by the researchers. Results: The analysis of the upstream documents of the country showed that all aspects of women's social health have been paid attention to in the country's constitution. The third, fourth and sixth development programs have also covered social health. In the general policies of creating transformation in the education system, charter of women's rights and responsibilities, women's employment policies, the national document on women's health, the approach of women's social health and social health promotion of society has been seen. In other upstream documents, some dimensions of women's social health are less clear. Conclusion: The upstream documents of the country are related to the social health of women. It is possible to take a step towards improving the social health of the society with appropriate executive tools, internal and inter-sectoral cooperation, reforming the culture of officials and women's self-confidence.
hosseini M, Vahid Dastjerdi M, Nojomi M. Analysis of Women's Social Health in Upstream Documents. Iran J Cult Health Promot 2024; 8 (2) :154-160 URL: http://ijhp.ir/article-1-902-en.html