International Journal of Preventive Medicine (Int J Prev Med)2008-78021162020070522762276ENCommunity and Preventive Medicine, Community Based Participatory Research Center, Iranian Institute for Reduction of High-Risk Behaviors, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, TehranCommunity and Preventive Medicine, Knowledge Utilization Research Center, Center for Academic and Health Policy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran20200705<span class="fontstyle0">Exposure to major public health events such as covid‑19 infectious epidemic in any country can be followed by challenges such as epidemiological features, rapid<br />transmission patterns, and insufficient readiness of health authorities to cope with the outbreak among community.</span>http://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/view/2276http://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/download/2276/717718111