Atención primaria orientada a la comunidad: un modelo de salud pública en la atención primaria / Community-oriented primary care: a public health model in primary care
Rev. panam. salud pública
; 21(2/3): 177-185, feb.-mar. 2007.
Article
in Spanish
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| ID: lil-452867
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ABSTRACT
The community-oriented primary care (COPC) model strives to efficiently distribute, organize, and systematize existing health care resources. In addition to promoting healthy lifestyles within the community, the COPC model enables the health care team and the community to cooperate in identifying and prioritizing health issues. Together they develop and implement prevention and treatment plans for those priority areas. With COPC, the health services assume responsibility for the health of a defined population. The health services not only treat diseases but also develop programs for health promotion, protection, and maintenance. Taking this approach, COPC integrates individual and family clinical care with public health, reflecting the spirit of the International Conference on Primary Health Care held in Alma-Ata in 1978. COPC is a systematic process, with flexible principles and methodologies that can be modified to meet the specific challenges of any health care team and community. An analysis of various countries' experiences with COPC shows that applying the model appropriately can improve the general health status of the community and its members.
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Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Primary Health Care
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Public Health
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Community Health Services
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Aspects:
Social determinants of health
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Patient-preference
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
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Europa
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. panam. salud pública
Journal subject:
Public Health
Year:
2007
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Israel
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hadassah and Hebrew University/IL