Improving Health and Building Human Capital Through an Effective Primary Care System
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15033710 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Albert Lee (0000-0002-3224-5788, Chinese University of Hong Kong), Andrew Kiyu (0000-0002-1829-2553), Helia Molina Milman, Jorge Jimenez (0000-0001-7180-8793, Chinese University of Hong Kong) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue | S1 |
| Pages | 75-85 |
| Publication date | 2007-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Urban Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1099-3460 • E-ISSN: 1468-2869 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11524-007-9175-5 |
| PMID | 17356902 |
| PMCID | PMC1891639 |
| OpenAlex | W2017152436 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 34 |
To improve population health, one must put emphasis on reducing health inequities and enhancing health protection and disease prevention, and early diagnosis and treatment of diseases by tackling the determinants of health at the downstream, midstream, and upstream levels. There is strong theoretical and empirical evidence for the association between strong national primary care systems and improved health indicators. The setting approach to promote health such as healthy schools, healthy cities also aims to address the determinants of health and build the capacity of individuals, families, and communities to create strong human and social capitals. The notion of human and social capitals begins to offer explanations why certain communities are unable to achieve better health than other communities with similar demography. In this paper, a review of studies conducted in different countries illustrate how a well-developed primary health care system would reduce all causes of mortalities, improve health status, reduce hospitalization, and be cost saving despite a disparity in socioeconomic conditions. The intervention strategy recommended in this paper is developing a model of comprehensive primary health care system by joining up different settings integrating the efforts of different parties within and outside the health sector. Different components of primary health care team would then work more closely with individuals and families and different healthy settings. This synergistic effect would help to strengthen human and social capital development. The model can then combine the efforts of upstream, midstream, and downstream approaches to improve population health and reduce health inequity. Otherwise, health would easily be jeopardized as a result of rapid urbanization
Business · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Health care · Health equity · Health promotion · Human capital · Midstream · Population · Population health · Social determinants of health · Socioeconomic status · Engineering · Global Health Care Issues · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Primary Care and Health Outcomes · Health Policy · Marketing
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,47 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |