Journal of Research in Environmental Health

Journal of Research in Environmental Health

Participation of organizations' health ambassadors in the implementation of health protocols in the Covid-19 epidemic

Document Type : Letter to editor

Authors
Morad Ali Zareipour 1
Mohammad Saeed Jadgal 2
1 Health System Research Unit, Health Center of Urmia, Urmia University of Medical sciences, Urmia, Iran.
2 Department of Public Health, Medical School, Iranshahr University of Medical Sciences, Iranshahr, Iran
10.22038/jreh.2020.54011.1385
Abstract
The workplace, as a place where employees spend long hours and possibly interact with many people, is one of the most susceptible environments for transmitting the corona virus, so to minimize the risk of contracting the virus, adhere to health protocols in these environments. It is very important. Due to the lack of environmental health forces, the size of the departments, inspection and sensitization training of employees of all departments regarding the observance of coronavirus prevention protocols is not possible. Therefore, the authors in this article suggested the ambassadors of office health as participants in the health of the organization. A health ambassador is an employee of the organization who is the liaison between the health system and the employees of that organization. After receiving face-to-face and face-to-face training on coronavirus prevention health protocols by environmental health experts, the organization's health ambassador can carry out coronation prevention and control activities in their organization. The present study identified the importance of empowering health ambassadors of organizations as selected organizations to prevent coronavirus disease, will interrupt the transmission of coronavirus disease chain in employees.
Keywords
Keywords: Health Ambassador
Organization
Health Protocols
COVID-19
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Journal of Research in Environmental Health
Volume 6, Issue 3
Autumn 2020
Pages 207-210