Primary Health Care and Population Health Promotion in Canada Flashcards
Primary Health Care
“A foundation of Canada’s Health care system” - Potter
Primary Care
- Direct provision of first-contract services
- Not the same as Primary Health Care
- Often used interchangeably
Goals associated with PHC
- Address equity issues
- Provide relevant/accessible programs/services
- Situate health intersectorally
- Build Collaborative models for program/policy
dialogues - Embed patient, skateholder and partner participation
Principles of PHC
- Access
- Teams
- Information
- Healthy living
Access
Reducing exclusion and social disparities in health by ensuring that all individuals have access to appropriate services when and where they are needed
Teams
Integrating health into all sectors will improve access to and coordination of care
Information
Promotes ease of access to health information through the use of innovative tools and technology
Healthy Living
Embraces a focus toward health promotion and prevention, chronic illness management, and self-care while recognizing the influence of other determinants that influence health
Health Promotion
The process of enabling individuals to increase control over and improve their health
Disease Prevention
- Action to avoid illness and disease and its effects
Three levels of disease prevention:
- Primary
- Secondary
- Tertiary
Primary prevention
Stop it before it happens
Secondary prevention
Early detection of disease so that prompt treatment can be initiated to halt disease and limit disability
Tertiary prevention
- Initiated in the convolescence stage of disease, directed towards minimizing residual disability and helping individuals live productively with limitations
- Maintenance
- Rehabilitation / Health Restoration
Population health approach
Approach to health that aims to increase health in an entire population
