Primary Care, Health, and Equity.pptVIP

Primary Care, Health, and Equity;;Health systems have several major components:;Primary care is the provision of first contact, person-focused ongoing care over time that meets the health-related needs of people, referring only those too uncommon to maintain competence, and coordinates care when people receive services at other levels of care. ;Primary health care is primary care applied on a population level. As a population strategy, it requires the commitment of governments to develop a population-oriented set of primary care services in the context of other levels and types of services. ;Why Is Primary Care Important?;Evidence of the Benefits of a Primary Care-Oriented Health System;Primary Care Scores, 1980s and 1990s;System and Practice CharacteristicsFacilitating Primary Care, Early-Mid 1990s;Primary Care Score vs. Health Care Expenditures, 1997;Average Rankings* for Health Indicators in Infancy, for Countries Grouped by Primary Care Orientation;Average Rankings* for YPLL in Countries Grouped by Primary Care Orientation;Average Rankings* for Life Expectancy at Ages 40, 65, and 80, for Countries Grouped by Primary Care Orientation;Average Rankings for World Health Organization Health Indicators for Countries Grouped by Primary Care Orientation;Primary Care Score and Health Outcomes;Primary Care Score and Premature Mortality in 18 OECD Countries;Are primary care-oriented Have more equitable resource distributions Have government-provided health services or health insurance Have little or no private health insurance Have no or low co-payments for health services;Is Primary Care as Important within Countries as It Is among Countries?;State Level Analysis:Primary Care and Life Expectancy;Primary Care and Infant Mortality Rates, Indonesia, 1996-2000;In England, each additional primary care physician per 1000 (about a 20% increase) is associated with a decrease in mortality of about 5%, adjusting for limiting long-term illness and for various demographic and soci