Definitions for primary health care
pri·ma·ry health care

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1. primary health carenoun

   health care that is provided by a health care professional in the first contact of a patient with the health care system

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1. primary health care

   Primary health care refers to a broad range of health services most commonly delivered in community settings like general practices, local health centers, or homes. It includes health promotion, disease prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and maintenance care. It focuses on the whole person rather than individual aspects of illnesses or conditions, and is often the first point of contact individuals have with the healthcare system. It is typically provided by general practitioners, nurses, dieticians, pharmacists, and various other health professionals.

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1. Primary health care

   Primary health care, often abbreviated as "PHC", has been defined as "essential health care based on practical, scientifically sound and socially acceptable methods and technology made universally accessible to individuals and families in the community through their full participation and at a cost that the community and the country can afford to maintain at every stage of their development in the spirit of self-reliance and self-determination". In other words, PHC is an approach to health beyond the traditional health care system that focuses on health equity-producing social policy. PHC includes all areas that play a role in health, such as access to health services, environment and lifestyle. This ideal model of health care was adopted in the declaration of the International Conference on Primary Health Care held in Alma Ata, Kazakhstan in 1978, and became a core concept of the World Health Organization's goal of Health for all. The Alma-Ata Conference mobilized a "Primary Health Care movement" of professionals and institutions, governments and civil society organizations, researchers and grassroots organizations that undertook to tackle the "politically, socially and economically unacceptable" health inequalities in all countries. There were many factors that inspired PHC; a prominent example is the Barefoot doctors of China.

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1. Primary Health Care

   Care which provides integrated, accessible health care services by clinicians who are accountable for addressing a large majority of personal health care needs, developing a sustained partnership with patients, and practicing in the context of family and community. (JAMA 1995;273(3):192)

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How to pronounce primary health care?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of primary health care in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of primary health care in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of primary health care in a Sentence

1. Ignacio Aguado:

   Because of cuts and insufficient investment in primary health care, the first port of call is the emergency ward.

2. Peter Salama:

   Even though it seems like a large sum, we know most countries can actually afford to do this based on their domestic resources. It is only a handful of countries that requires international aid to scale up their primary health care.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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3. ^ Wikidata
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