per Iran Helal Applied Science Higher Education Institute Quarterly Scientific Journal of Rescue and Relief 2008-4544 2008-529x 2009-07 1 2 0 0 article Siyamand Anvari 1 MD, Medical Sciences University of Tehran, Iran INTRODUCTION: Regarding to the plenty natural disasters, there are few studies about depression prevalence after disaster in Iran as there are some contradictory reports and various studies in different countries. This paper aims to determine the relation of depression prevalence and demographic indicators in high school students in Bam in 2003. METHODS: In this cross-sectional research, about427 students of Bam were surveyed by using Beck questionnaire (with personal qualifications) and SPSS-11. FINDINGS: More than 60 percent of students were female; the responders were 14 to18 years old and 74.2 percent had different level of depression. The research shows that there was a meaningful relation between depression, gender, losing or physical disability of one of the family members in the earthquake and life satisfaction (p<0.05). In other hand, there was not any meaningful relation between depression rate, age and their residential building collapse during an earthquake. CONCLUSION: At the end, it is necessary to have a comprehensive planning about mental health regarding to high depression in high school in Bam after natural and man-made disasters. http://jorar.ir/article-1-30-en.pdf Depression Bam earthquake Students Mental health Natural and man-made disasters per Iran Helal Applied Science Higher Education Institute Quarterly Scientific Journal of Rescue and Relief 2008-4544 2008-529x 2009-07 1 2 0 0 article Mohsen Safabakhsh 1 MSc. Social Science faculty, University of Tehran, Iran INTRODUCTION: The relief NGOs should get some new ways to change contribution into a cultural norm. This research aims to study the effective factors of absorbing the school and university students, and the young people to become a member of Youth Organization of Red Crescent Society. METHODS: In this research, about 381 members of Youth Organization were selected in Tehran in different branches such as high school students (220); university students (88) and the Youth branch members (73). The needed data are gathered by using available and secondary information, direct observation, semi interview and questionnaires. FINDINGS: According to this research, there was a meaningful relation between relief activities contribution and other factors such as: age, gender, family socio-economic bases, absorbing pattern diversity, , membership satisfaction, assuring of contribution awards and results, member inefficiency feeling, awareness and information about preparedness and safety culture, vulnerability of country in disasters, improvement awareness about organization goals and suitable informing about contribution. CONCLUSION: Relief activities contribution is related to various factors especially in youth branch. The authorities should pay attention and have precise planning to maintain the members. http://jorar.ir/article-1-31-en.pdf Relief organizations Participation Recruitment Organizing per Iran Helal Applied Science Higher Education Institute Quarterly Scientific Journal of Rescue and Relief 2008-4544 2008-529x 2009-07 1 2 0 0 article Masoud Saghafinia 1 Zahra Danial 2 Ali Asghar Haerian 3 Zohreh Ghomian 4 MSc. Researcher in Basij Medical Society Organization, Tehran, Iran INTRODUCTION: For better and effective communication with audiences, it is necessary to plan and design appropriate educational programs to response disasters. Regarding to educational brochures distribution of Red Crescent society, this research aims to study the success of educational facilities to response natural disasters effects on increasing public awareness. METHODS: In this cross sectional research, 1640 ones were selected by using cluster sampling in Tehran. First, the responders were given some educational brochures and then they were asked to complete the questionnaire after 2 weeks. FINDINGS: People awareness was before studying the brochures which has been changed after studying. The correct answer rate was as follow: earthquake 0/56; fire; heavy frost 0/46; thunderstorm and lightning; and volcano 0/73. The people awareness was changed after studying the brochures (p>0/05). CONCLUSION: Public awareness has been improved in all fields after studying the educational brochures. So the highest rank was related to volcano brochures and the lowest was about fire. http://jorar.ir/article-1-32-en.pdf Educational brochures Disasters Public education per Iran Helal Applied Science Higher Education Institute Quarterly Scientific Journal of Rescue and Relief 2008-4544 2008-529x 2009-07 1 2 0 0 article Mehdi Najafi 1 Hossein Sepasi Moghaddam 2 Anahita Pourmohamad 3 MD, Institute of Applied Science & Technology, Tehran,Iran INTRODUCTION: For activities betterment it is necessary to have a suitable and essential planning. The activities can be better performed base on circumstances if there is an appropriate attitude evaluation of the related people directly. This research is designed to study the feasibility of relief centers in big cities. METHODS: This cross sectional research was done in big cities as Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz, Mashhad, and Tabriz in 2006. Using Gant method and municipality divisions, the questionnaires (600) were distributed randomly in each city aiming the feasibility study of districts relief centers. FINDINGS: According to the findings, over 65/76 percent of responders were highly satisfied with organizing the districts relief centers in big cities. About 81 percent of responders were gratified with districts relief centers teams on the average. CONCLUSION: The results show that people in big cities are highly interested in both organizing the relief centers and being active in the districts relief teams. Therefore, it is necessary to organize the districts relief centers regarding to Iran vulnerability and people's interest in relief activities. http://jorar.ir/article-1-33-en.pdf people contribution relief centers district per Iran Helal Applied Science Higher Education Institute Quarterly Scientific Journal of Rescue and Relief 2008-4544 2008-529x 2009-07 1 2 0 0 article Farzad Shahrani 1 Ahmad Mortazavi 2 Gholamreza Asadian 3 Farzan Jafar Nejad 4 Zahra Abjam 5 Msc. Education Sciences faculty, Exceptional children psychology, University of Allame Tabatabaee, Tehran, Iran Introduction: Developing the training methods is suitable both for increasing staff awareness and relief organization productivity. So, the training contents should be based on personnel needs and organization goals. This research aims to study the view of Chahrmahal & Bakhtiari Red Crescent Society Personnel about short-term training courses in 2008. Methods:The needed data are collected and analyzed by using questionnaires and descriptive statistic data. Findings:About training courses, 50% of employees were satisfied, 35% believed it on the average and 15% evaluated the courses weak. About relief and first aids training 98% of personnel highly care of it and 2% evaluated it on the average. About performing the courses, 63% of employees suggested it by the research and education department as a separate deputy department, 28% proposed its activities under the relief deputy and 9% thought it should be done by other departments. Conclusion:The results show that the mentioned courses were partly satisfied employees but it is necessary to improve the courses by giving better and effective strategies regarding to other staff point of views. http://jorar.ir/article-1-34-en.pdf Short-term training Red Crescent Society Rescue and relief training per Iran Helal Applied Science Higher Education Institute Quarterly Scientific Journal of Rescue and Relief 2008-4544 2008-529x 2009-07 1 2 0 0 article Farajollah Rahnavard 1 Nahid Sadeghi Nikpei 2 Shahram Alamdari 3 PhD, Scientific mission of Institute of Higher Education Research & Planning Tehran, Iran Master of Management, Volunteers Organization of IRCS, Tehran, Iran INTRODUCTION: It is necessary to make suitable decisions because attracting and maintaining skillful and effective volunteer man power are the basic mission of Volunteers' Organization of Red Crescent Society. Thus, this research aims to identify the effective factors to attract public volunteer groups for giving voluntarily services in Red Crescent Society of Tehran. METHODS: About 1800 member of volunteer groups, who were more than 29 years old, were chosen. Regarding to population incompatibility, it is selected about 317 ones by using of classification sampling and Morgan table. After data collecting it is used of questionnaires analysis base on research nature and goals. FINDINGS: In attract section from whole variance, every factor was defined as first 24/590, second 16/667, third 16/285 and forth factor 10/131. In maintaining section, first factor was 19/975, second factor 14/888, third factor 13/546, forth 12/305 and fifth one 11/095. CONCLUSION:  were four factors including encouragement tools, technical communication and publicity tools, informing tools and human relationship. The variables of maintaining section were five factors such as organizational culture, human resources management, contribution and team working, leadership and management tasks and stimulation. http://jorar.ir/article-1-35-en.pdf Volunteers Red Crescent Society Interest Maintaining per Iran Helal Applied Science Higher Education Institute Quarterly Scientific Journal of Rescue and Relief 2008-4544 2008-529x 2009-07 1 2 0 0 article Shahin Mohammadi Yeganeh 1 Instructor and trainer of search and rescue training, Helal Iran Institute of Applied Scientific & Technology The occurrence of widespread natural disasters, especially in large cities, is always accompanied by negative consequences, disorder, and chaos. In the meantime, the role of specialized forces in rescuing people trapped under rubble and providing initial care to the injured is very limited in terms of quantity, because the time and physical extent of the incident are the factors that determine the success of the rescue operation. Many variables are involved in relief and rescue operations. Past experiences have proven that in major disasters such as devastating earthquakes, a large volume of rescue activities is carried out by the people themselves and in the early hours after the incident. These actions usually lack predefined management and structure, and overall, they cause damage to the injured and survivors and also destroy countless opportunities to save human lives. Training semi-professional forces at the local level based on the neighborhood unit will result in better organization and quality of search and rescue activities for the injured, and the guidance of specialized forces will be more competent based on appropriate and timely information of the people's forces. Organized acceleration of relief and rescue activities, in addition to reducing irreparable damage to an acceptable level, will also accelerate the exit from critical situations and the return to normal. This article has attempted to present some of the technical information on search and rescue that can be taught at the general and universal level. http://jorar.ir/article-1-36-en.pdf Easy access victims of disasters and incidents relief and rescue operations neighborhood-based approach per Iran Helal Applied Science Higher Education Institute Quarterly Scientific Journal of Rescue and Relief 2008-4544 2008-529x 2009-07 1 2 0 0 article Saeed Mansouri 1 Mohsen Afchangi 2 Assistant Professor, Head of the Secretariat of the National Committee for Humanitarian Rights http://jorar.ir/article-1-37-en.pdf Relief and assistance helping others ethical principles legal principles legal sources Iranian legal system per Iran Helal Applied Science Higher Education Institute Quarterly Scientific Journal of Rescue and Relief 2008-4544 2008-529x 2009-07 1 2 0 0 article 1 2 3 http://jorar.ir/article-1-262-en.pdf per Iran Helal Applied Science Higher Education Institute Quarterly Scientific Journal of Rescue and Relief 2008-4544 2008-529x 2009-07 1 2 0 0 article Seyed Mahmoud Aghili 1 Nader Oveisi 2 Gholamreza Khoshfar khoshfarf@yahoo.com 3 Associate professor of Mazandaran University, Mazandaran, Iran INTRODUCTION: AIDS disease is changing into an acute health and social problem. This paper aims to study the role of Red Crescent Society to control and prevent AIDS and HIV infection. METHODS: In this descriptive research, the statistical population includes all people (about 222) who are covered by the educational, counseling and support activities and measures of the Red Crescent Society and its affiliated behavioral disease counseling centers in the four provinces of Kurdistan, Kermanshah, Golestan and Hamedan. FINDINGS: According to the findings, the evaluation of the respondents about the role of the Red Crescent Society in the control and prevention of AIDS and HIV infection has been placed at a level higher than "average" (3.157 out of 5). CONCLUSION: To improve Red Crescent Society place and its role, there should be a multidimensional view to AIDS and HIV infection control and prevention. Because of this, Red Crescent Society should have a systematic view and care about different supporting role to help patients to get compatibility with his or her disease, to get rid of isolation and also to have positive tendency toward the related organizations' functions. http://jorar.ir/article-1-591-en.pdf AIDS Red Crescent Society Control Prevention Counseling center Education & Informing Consulting Support per Iran Helal Applied Science Higher Education Institute Quarterly Scientific Journal of Rescue and Relief 2008-4544 2008-529x 2009-07 1 2 0 0 article SH yeganeh 1 http://jorar.ir/article-1-592-en.pdf per Iran Helal Applied Science Higher Education Institute Quarterly Scientific Journal of Rescue and Relief 2008-4544 2008-529x 2009-07 1 2 0 0 article Saeid Mansouri 1 Mohsen Afshngi 2 http://jorar.ir/article-1-593-en.pdf