en Health Management and Economics Health Management and Economics Review Article Review Article <strong>Background: </strong>The complexity of health and the role of its relevant socioeconomic factors have led countries to adopt new approaches to promote health, including the socialization of health. This comparative study aimed at examining the patterns of the social approach to health in 9 selected countries.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Methods:</strong> Using the scoping review method, we collected the data by searching published articles in databases and the websites of the World Health Organization, the United Nations, and the World Bank. A total of 66 articles were included in the study based on the PRISMA protocol.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Results:</strong> The thematic analysis showed that the most efficient model among middle-income countries was the one that consisted of good governance, effective social participation, and empowerment of mothers and children. The study findings also revealed that considering social welfare, governance, social participation, empowerment, and health literacy, Ecuador, Bulgaria, Egypt, and Cuba had the highest scores among the selected countries, respectively.<br> We define socialization of health as public engagement in maintaining and promoting individual and social and psychological health in the society, a part of which is achieved through community-based medical education.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Conclusion:</strong> In Iran, the centralized structure of the health system and inadequate transparency and accountability of the government have led to restricted public participation and poor intersectoral collaboration. We propose empowering civil society, setting up free political parties, and implementing the family medicine project as an effective policy for improving the socialization of health to achieve sustainable development goals in Iran.<br> &nbsp; Social Approach to Health, Health Promotion, Health Socialization, Iran 1158 1168 http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-6625-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Ataollah Asadi Louyeh aa.louyeh@yahoo.com 200319475328460066657 200319475328460066657 No 1. Department of Health Management, Policy and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Amirhossein Takian takian@tums.ac.ir 200319475328460066658 200319475328460066658 Yes Department of Health Management, Policy and Economics, & Department of Global Health and Public Policy, School of Public Health, & Health Equity Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Batoul Ahmadi ahmadib1332@gmail.com 200319475328460066659 200319475328460066659 No Department of Health Management, Policy and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mohammad Arab arabmoha@tums.ac.ir 200319475328460066660 200319475328460066660 No Department of Health Management, Policy and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Ali Davoudi kiakalayeh davoudikiakalayeh@gmail.com 200319475328460066661 200319475328460066661 No Guilan Road Trauma Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran