Social Determinants of Health Research Center (SDHRC)

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Social Determinants of Health Research Center (SDHRC)

History

The principal agreement of the Social Determinants of Health Research Center (SDHRC) of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences was issued in 2013 by the Ministry of Health and Medical Education as the first SDH research center in the country. During the years 2013 to 2017, the measures taken in the research center were mostly for improvement of the educational activities of the university and emphasizing on the promotion of educational curricula.

From December 2016, with the change of the president of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences and the establishment of social deputy at the ministry and university level, the attitude towards social factors affecting health at the university level was strengthened. On December 22, 2017, by order of the president of the university, the executive and scientific team of the research center was changed. Since December 2017, the meetings of the Research Council of the Center have been formally organized and have continued until now.

Vision

This center, by utilizing the supportive potentials inside and outside the university, intends to achieve the following goals in the 5-year horizon until 2026:

  • To be known as a scientific reference for social factors affecting health at the macro level of the region.
  • To become the main and influential element in decision-making of health-related departments with emphasis on social factors affecting health and to take step in socialization of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences.

  • The research conducted in the center should be used as the main basis for decisions and policies related to the field at the university, province and country levels.
  • Being among the top 3 SDH centers and the top 20 research centers in the country

Mission

As a research center for the social determinant of the health of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, we are attempting to promote the scientific position and transform Ardabil University of Medical Sciences as a social university in line with the tasks assigned by the Social Deputy of the Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education by conducting applied research (in the field of health and social factors determinant of health through the development of research culture) and conducting appropriate applied research and providing education and prevention and treatment strategies (in the field of health and social factors affecting it), to enhance the research position of the university Ardabil Medical Sciences, among other universities, and to promote the health of the people of the province (especially in the social dimension) through research cooperation to achieve the indicators of social determinants of health. Our services will be to the medical community, researchers, patients and people at the provincial and national levels. Achieving this goal will be followed-up by expanding the frontiers of knowledge and institutionalizing the research culture to promote community health, upgrade the level of general and specialized knowledge in related fields, establish and upgrade the management system of the center, develop and provide funding (internal-external).

Research interests and Goals:

Social Determinants of Health Research Center of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences will focus and work on the following research priorities and lines during the three-year program (2018-2021):

  • Indicators of performance and justice in the health system and society
    • Explain and determine inequality in physical, mental and social health
    • Determining the distribution of health status in social groups
    • Provide a model of monitoring and evaluation system of social determinants of health
    • Designing a model for using people's participation in health promotion
    • Assessing the health system response
    • Checking the status of health services coverage
    • Checking the status of access and satisfaction of health services

  • Social harms, social support and social capital
  • Frequency and distribution of various social harms
  •  Causes and underlying factors of social harms
  • Appropriate behavioral and social interventions regarding social harms
  • Methods of involving the community in promoting health
  • Investigating the relationship between social support and health status

  • Lifestyle and empowerment of people
  •  Identifying unhealthy lifestyles
  • The effect of behavior (social-individual) on the health status of individuals
  • The effect of life skills training interventions on health

  • Health and the environment
  • The effect of residence conditions on health
  • Investigating the relationship between physical and social living environment and health status
  • Investigating the impact of transportation systems on health status
  • Investigating the effect of air pollution on health status

  • Non-communicable diseases and factors affecting it
  •  Epidemiological studies of the prevalence, incidence and survival of cancers of the stomach, esophagus, breast, colon, skin, ...
  • Epidemiological studies in the field of trauma and road accidents
  • Epidemiological studies in the field of cardiovascular diseases
  • Studies related to disease burden calculation, economic burden and economic evaluation in the field of non-communicable diseases
  • Quality of life for patients with cancer and non-communicable diseases
  • A variety of supportive and palliative treatments in patients with and non-communicable diseases

  • The effectiveness of education in prevention, care and rehabilitation
  • The effectiveness of different treatment costs on quality and quantity of life (QALY and DALY)
  • Determining the components of health economics in cancer prevention, care and treatment

Contact us

Social Determinants of Health Research Center

Address: Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Kowsar Clinic, in front of Moallem Park in Ardabil, Ardabil.

Tel: +98 (045) 33747972

Email: sdh@arums.ac.ir

Website address: https://www.arums.ac.ir/sdh/fa

Affiliation

Social Determinants of Health Research Center (SDHRC), Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran

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Last Update At : 23 February 2021