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Cardiovascular diseases are a global pandemic and the leading worldwide cause of death and in Iran, Regarding that most people tend toward eating fast foods and processed foods for various reasons, the cooks can play an important role in heart health. We decided, therefore, to study the chefs' knowledge, attitude and performance of chefs especially concerning prevention of risk factors of cardiovascular diseases in the city of Yazd. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study performed on 60 restaurant chefs of Yazd in 1389. Data were gathered through a questionnaire including demographic information and questions related to Knowledge and Attitude. Data were then analyzed through SPSS software using statistical tests such as Anova, T-test, Chi square test and Pearson correlation. The mean score of the knowledge of the chefs was 16.6 +/- 4.8; attitude 16.9 +/- 3; and practice was 13.7 +/- 4.2. There was a significant relationship between knowledge and attitude [p=0.027]; attitude and income [P=0.030]; and income and age [P: 0.029]. Also a significant relationship was detected between knowledge and health [P=0.019] and attitude and history of cardiovascular diseases in the family members [P=0.032]. According to the results of the study of the average knowledge and practice as well as the good attitude of the chefs, and the critical role of the chefs in keeping up the cardiovascular condition of the people, improving chefs' information through regular training programs, posters, pamphlets and media is suggested
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However, medical education, played a great role in human health in the twentieth century but this system has changed over time requires, so this study is conducted with aim of Educational performance assessment of Hashemi Nejad Training hospital in Tehran based on Educational Model of Malcolm Baldrige Excellence Model. descriptive study, conducted by cross-sectional method. The environment of this research was Hashemi Nejad educational Hospital in Tehran. Data gathering tools was international and standard checklist of Malcolm Baldrige's Model. Data gathering approach was interviewing chief managers of hospital, studying the records and documents in each criterion and separately supplementing the checklist. The data are analyzed qualitatively. This hospital has obtained 222 of total 1000 points exist in Malcolm Baldrige's score in educational field [22.2% of the total score of 100 percent in model]. Finding also shows those main criteria of strategic planning and the focus on students, interest groups and marker obtain the maximum score. Since, each of them has obtained 33 percent of total score of the model and the minimum score, 18 percent, belongs to results of organizational performance criterion. the hospital's performance in educational fields was weak. Since the first mission of hospital activities to better education and training student, so more attention to organizational performance is necessary