en Community Health Community Health Debate Article Debate Article Complex nature of health and disease, the impact of various socioeconomic factors on the health system arrangements and health of the society, and also the impact of health on the social and economic conditions of the society require a social approach to health. This necessity has led to the creation of new policies and programs, under the name of socialization of health, to strengthen the social approach to health in the health system of Iran. However, there must be more convergence between various stakeholders about the definition, conceptual framework, and different dimensions of this term (socialization of health). Using the experts' opinions and scientific evidence, we clarified the concepts and different dimensions of socialization of health to be used by healthcare policymakers and managers. Community participation, Good governance, Social determinants of health, Accountability 29 32 http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-4441-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Mahnaz Ashoorkhani ashoorkhani@farabi.tums.ac.ir 200319475328460062895 200319475328460062895 No Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Fatemeh Rajabi frajabi@tums.ac.ir 200319475328460062896 200319475328460062896 Yes Community Based Participatory Research Center, Iranian Institute for Reduction of High-Risk Behaviors, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Reza Majdzadeh rezamajd@tums.ac.ir 200319475328460062897 200319475328460062897 No Knowledge Utilization Research Center (KURC), Community Based Participatory Research Center, and School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran