🎉 Announcement of the Publication of Issue 14
Health Science Monitor (HSM)
We are pleased to announce the publication of Volume 14 of the Health Science Monitor, featuring 10 high-quality, peer-reviewed research articles that address critical and emerging issues in public health, health systems, environmental health, and clinical sciences.
This issue brings together original studies from diverse geographical and disciplinary perspectives, offering valuable evidence and insights for researchers, healthcare professionals, educators, and policymakers.
Articles in This Issue:

1. Investigating the Relationship Between Environmental and Quantitative Housing Indicators and the COVID-19 Infection Rate: A Cross-Sectional Study in Urmia
2. A Study to Assess Insomnia and Sleep Quality Among Post-Graduate Residents of a Medical College in Urban Bengaluru
3. Evaluation the Preparedness of students of Iran University of Medical Sciences in the field of Natural Hazards
4. Efficiency Analysis of Operating Rooms via Data Envelopment Analysis: A Case Study of Iran
5. Health Implications of Male Education and Media Exposure on Contraceptive Behaviour in Sub-Saharan Africa 
6. Attitudes Toward Field of Study and Career Prospects among Emergency Medical Services Students in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
7.  Investigating Factors Associated with Delays in Referral, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Patients with Cancer in Reference Oncology Hospitals in West Azerbaijan Province
8. Validation of the Shortened Dmax Method for Non-Invasive Estimation of Anaerobic Threshold: Implications for Health and Performance in Elite Wrestlers 
9. Evaluation of Demographic Characteristics, Clinical Symptoms, and Complications of Allergic Rhinitis in Patients Visiting Allergy Clinics
10. A Public Health–Oriented Assessment of Renewable Energy Opportunities and Threats at a Municipal Waste Disposal Site: A SWOT Analysis (Karaj Landfill, Iran) 

We warmly invite our readers to explore this issue and share the published articles within their academic and professional networks.

📢 Call for Papers – Upcoming Issues of Health Science Monitor
Health Science Monitor is now accepting original research articles, systematic reviews, and short communications for upcoming issues. Submissions are welcomed in the following areas:
🔹 Scope of the Journal:
1. Applied Biostatistics and Epidemiology: disease surveillance, outbreak investigations, risk factor analysis, advanced statistical modeling, global health patterns, and the etiology of both communicable and non-communicable diseases.
 2. Health Promotion, Protection, and Disease Control: behavioral interventions, community health education, population-level mental health, communicable disease control, medical entomology and vector management, immunization strategies, infection prevention in healthcare settings, and public health preparedness.
 3. Environmental and Occupational Health: environmental pollution, environmental toxicology, climate change impacts, waste management, workplace hazards, occupational diseases, employee safety and hygiene, injury prevention strategies, and sustainable environmental health policies.
4. Health Policy, Management, and Economics: health services administration; health financing and payment systems; economic evaluation and health technology assessment; health insurance and risk pooling; health system performance and efficiency; health equity and access; priority setting and resource allocation; pharmacoeconomics; health informatics; disaster and emergency management; and health policy analysis.
5. Public Health Nutrition and Food Safety: nutritional epidemiology, community nutrition interventions, food toxicology, foodborne illness prevention, food security, public health dietary guidelines, management of malnutrition and obesity, and food policy regulation.
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Warm regards,
Zahra Moutab
Managing Editor
Health Science Monitor (HSM) journal
Urmia University of Medical Sciences



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