196 Pages
by
Routledge
196 Pages
by
Routledge
196 Pages
by
Routledge
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Primary health care (PHC) began as a solution to problems in the developing world and is coming to be seen as a profound challenge to medical attitudes the world over. The book points to three issues at the root of PHC - universal availability of essential health care to individuals, families and population groups according to need, the involvement of communities in planning, delivering and... Read more
Introduction * The Why of Primary Health Care * The Medical Model as Obstacle * The What of Primary Health Care: Alma Ata * The Selective Option: The Medicalisation of Primary Health Care * The First Pillar: Participation * The Second Pillar: Intersectoral Collaboration * The Third Pillar: Equity * Education for Health: Lifestyle Education or Life-context Education? * The Health Professional and the Macroscope * References * Index
Biography
John J. Macdonald is Professor of Primary Health Care at the University of Western Sydney, Australia, and editor of Health Action, an international newsletter on Primary Health Care.
