Health Equity Research Center (HERC)

1.Gathering data

By using scientific methods and utilizing the research capacity in fields such as healthcare and equity the center tries to produce knowledge, ideas and innovation.

2.utilization of the data

The center wants to provide healthcare managers and policy makers with necessary evidence to make sure that the interventions and decisions lead to the provision, maintenance and promotion of community health as well as the health equity.

3.promotion of health and equity

By explaining the concept of equity in health to organizations inside and outside the health system, the center tries to undertake the role of promoting health to achieve a healthier life.

4.net working and improving

By emphasizing the inter-sectional cooperation and the community involvement and by connecting them in a chained set of relationships, responsibility and sharing, the center tries to promote the status of social determinants of health in the population covered by the Tehran University of Medical Sciences

5.identification of social determinants of health

By identifying the social determinants that lead to inequities in health in our community through research, we try to understand and address the issue from it’s roots and find the most suitable solutions for the faced problems.

6.protection of the vulnerable group

By finding the roots of the problem and the best solutions we can also create a system that is aware of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged groups, their needs and knows how to protect them.