title: Design and implementation of a software for teaching health related topics to deaf students: the first experience in iran.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Deaf are not able to communicate with other community members due to hearing impaired. Providing health care for deaf is more complex because of their communication problems. Multimedia tools can provide multiple tangible concepts (movie, subtitles, and sign language) for the deaf and hard of hearing. In this study, identify the priority health needs of deaf students in primary schools and health education software has been created.
  
  
  METHODS
  Priority health needs and software requirements were identified through interviews with teachers in primary schools in Tehran. After training videos recorded, videos edited and the required software has been created in stages.
  
  
  RESULTS
  As a result, health care needs, including: health, dental, ear, nails, and hair care aids, washing hands and face, the corners of the bathroom. Expected Features of the software was including the use of sign language, lip reading, pictures, animations and simple and short subtitles.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Based on the results of interviews and interest of educators and students to using of educational software for deaf health problems, we can use this software to help Teachers and student's families to education and promotion the health of deaf students for learn effectively.
authors.affiliation: School of Health Management and Information Science, Iran Universities of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ahmadi
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Mashhad Universities of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Masoomeh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abbasi
authors.affiliation: Medical Informatics Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
authors.forename: Kambiz
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bahaadinbeigy
keywords: Deaf Students; Iran; software for Teaching Health Related Topics