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Damari B, Heidari A, Masoudi farid H, Zokaei A, Derakhshnnia F, Nafarieh M, et al . Achievements of National Social Programs in the Welfare Organization of Iran. IJHMD 2024; 1 (1) :5-9
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Behzad Damari1 
, Alireza Heidari *2 , Habibullah Masoudi farid3 , Arezou Zokaei3 , Fariba Derakhshnnia3 , Mohammad Nafarieh3 , Hossein Asadbeigi3 , Fariba Barimani3
, Alireza Heidari *2 , Habibullah Masoudi farid3 , Arezou Zokaei3 , Fariba Derakhshnnia3 , Mohammad Nafarieh3 , Hossein Asadbeigi3 , Fariba Barimani3
1- Department of Governance and Health, Neuroscience Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2- Health Management, and Social Development Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
3- Social Deputy, Welfare Organization, Tehran, Iran
2- Health Management, and Social Development Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
3- Social Deputy, Welfare Organization, Tehran, Iran
Abstract: (1970 Views)
Background: The incidence of social harm has increased in recent years owing to changes in social norms and behaviors.
The welfare organization is an important public organization for providing social services in Iran. The present study
aimed to determine the achievements of national social programs in the welfare organization of Iran.
Methods: The present mixed method study was conducted in three stages, namely documentary analysis, individual
interview, and group discussion. The participants included senior staff managers, social deputy experts of the welfare
organization, provincial managers and experts from 31 provincial offices, and 21 members of public mediators. The
examined programs included social emergency hotline, mobile services, intervention in personal, familial, and social
crises, provision of community-based social services, special health house for girls exposed to social harm, a
rehabilitation program for socially-harmed women and girls, training courses for kindergarten coaches and principals,
and the micro-financing plan with a linked banking approach. The data were analyzed by content analysis.
Results: The major achievements of the programs included the prevention and control of harm, helping to create jobs for
harmed women, holding practical and theoretical courses for kindergarten coaches, facilitating the citizens' access to
telephone counseling services for social emergency through easy free calls, referrals to urgent and specialized intervention
centers, access to social emergency services in marginalized areas and slums, available mobile service vehicles equipped
with tracking systems to identify common and spreading injuries, timely and effective interventions, temporary
accommodation in centers, and specialized measures to return the socially disadvantaged individuals to the normal state,
creating conditions for obtaining bank loans for female household heads without collateral requirements and guarantors.
A total of 324 offices provided services to socially disadvantaged individuals, and 132 neighborhoods were covered by
the community-based empowerment plan. A total of 534,706 individuals were identified for receiving community-based
social services, among whom 17% were filed. A total of 31 special health houses were active for girls at risk of social
harm and they had received 840 individuals. There were 26 active centers for supporting and rehabilitating socially
disadvantaged women and girls among whom 1649 received services.
Conclusion: The welfare organization has obtained great social achievements. Solving the challenges of these programs
and the quantitative and qualitative development of the programs can lead to synergy and improvement of indices of
benefiting from social services in target groups.
The welfare organization is an important public organization for providing social services in Iran. The present study
aimed to determine the achievements of national social programs in the welfare organization of Iran.
Methods: The present mixed method study was conducted in three stages, namely documentary analysis, individual
interview, and group discussion. The participants included senior staff managers, social deputy experts of the welfare
organization, provincial managers and experts from 31 provincial offices, and 21 members of public mediators. The
examined programs included social emergency hotline, mobile services, intervention in personal, familial, and social
crises, provision of community-based social services, special health house for girls exposed to social harm, a
rehabilitation program for socially-harmed women and girls, training courses for kindergarten coaches and principals,
and the micro-financing plan with a linked banking approach. The data were analyzed by content analysis.
Results: The major achievements of the programs included the prevention and control of harm, helping to create jobs for
harmed women, holding practical and theoretical courses for kindergarten coaches, facilitating the citizens' access to
telephone counseling services for social emergency through easy free calls, referrals to urgent and specialized intervention
centers, access to social emergency services in marginalized areas and slums, available mobile service vehicles equipped
with tracking systems to identify common and spreading injuries, timely and effective interventions, temporary
accommodation in centers, and specialized measures to return the socially disadvantaged individuals to the normal state,
creating conditions for obtaining bank loans for female household heads without collateral requirements and guarantors.
A total of 324 offices provided services to socially disadvantaged individuals, and 132 neighborhoods were covered by
the community-based empowerment plan. A total of 534,706 individuals were identified for receiving community-based
social services, among whom 17% were filed. A total of 31 special health houses were active for girls at risk of social
harm and they had received 840 individuals. There were 26 active centers for supporting and rehabilitating socially
disadvantaged women and girls among whom 1649 received services.
Conclusion: The welfare organization has obtained great social achievements. Solving the challenges of these programs
and the quantitative and qualitative development of the programs can lead to synergy and improvement of indices of
benefiting from social services in target groups.
Keywords: Achievement, National health programs, Organization and administration, Social Welfare, Welfare Organization, Iran
Type of Study: Original Article |
Subject:
Clinical
Received: 2022/03/26 | Accepted: 2022/07/11 | Published: 2024/04/3
Received: 2022/03/26 | Accepted: 2022/07/11 | Published: 2024/04/3
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