2020
Leveraging the COVID-19 response to improve emergency care systems in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
Mowafi H, Sakr H, Ravaghi H, Elmahal O, Slama S, Samhouri D, Relan P. Leveraging the COVID-19 response to improve emergency care systems in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal 2020, 26: 626-629. PMID: 32621492, DOI: 10.26719/2020.26.6.626.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Emergency Medical ServicesEmergency Service, HospitalEpidemiologyHealth PolicyHealth Services AccessibilityHumansInternational CooperationMediterranean RegionPandemicsPneumonia, ViralPublic HealthPublic Health PracticeSARS-CoV-2World Health Organization
2013
Effectiveness of a Primary Health Care Program on Urban and Rural Community Disaster Preparedness, Islamic Republic of Iran: A Community Intervention Trial
Ardalan A, Mowafi H, Ardakani H, Abolhasanai F, Zanganeh AM, Safizadeh H, Salari S, Zonoobi V. Effectiveness of a Primary Health Care Program on Urban and Rural Community Disaster Preparedness, Islamic Republic of Iran: A Community Intervention Trial. Disaster Medicine And Public Health Preparedness 2013, 7: 481-490. PMID: 24274128, DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2013.93.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity intervention trialIntervention trialsControl groupPrimary health care programmePrimary health care systemEducational interventionCommunity health volunteersIntervention areaPublic health service deliveryHealth service deliveryReadiness scoresHealth care programsCommunity disaster preparednessHealth care systemPHC staffHealth volunteersIntervention communitiesOutcome measuresStudy groupCare programPHC systemCare systemCapacity building interventionsOutcome variablesProvinces of IranIran's Disaster Risk: Now is the Time for Community-based Public Health Preparedness
Ardalan A, Mowafi H, Burkle FM. Iran's Disaster Risk: Now is the Time for Community-based Public Health Preparedness. Prehospital And Disaster Medicine 2013, 28: 421-422. PMID: 23962385, DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x13008820.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCommunity NetworksDisaster PlanningEarthquakesIranNuclear Power PlantsNuclear ReactorsPublic Health
2009
Public Health Preparedness of Post-Katrina and Rita Shelter Health Staff
Brahmbhatt D, Chan JL, Hsu EB, Mowafi H, Kirsch TD, Quereshi A, Greenough PG. Public Health Preparedness of Post-Katrina and Rita Shelter Health Staff. Prehospital And Disaster Medicine 2009, 24: 500-505. PMID: 20301066, DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x00007408.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPublic health trainingHealth staffPublic health concernPublic health authoritiesClinical scenariosHealth trainingHealth authoritiesHealth concernEpidemic potentialAmerican Red CrossSpecific clinical scenariosPublic health capacityPublic health providersPublic health implicationsPublic health preparednessPublic health awarenessPublic health expertsMajority of casesPossible public health implicationsPublic health informationHealth volunteersMedical attentionAssessment of needsHealth providersHealth needs