Primary health care
Primary Health Care
Primary Health Care (pronunciation: /ˈpraɪməri hɛlθ kɛər/), often abbreviated as PHC, refers to the essential health care made universally accessible to individuals and acceptable to them, through their full participation and at a cost the community and country can afford. It is the first level of contact of individuals, the family, and the community with the national health system.
Etymology
The term "Primary Health Care" is derived from the English words "primary" (meaning first or highest in rank or importance) and "health care" (meaning the organized provision of medical care to individuals or a community).
Related Terms
- Health Care: The organized provision of medical care to individuals or a community.
- Public Health: The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private communities, and individuals.
- Community Health: A field within public health which focuses on the study and improvement of the health characteristics of biological communities.
- Health Systems: All the activities whose primary purpose is to promote, restore, or maintain health.
- Health Policy: Decisions, plans, and actions that are undertaken to achieve specific health care goals within a society.
See Also
References
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Primary health care
- Wikipedia's article - Primary health care
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