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[Differences between primary health care and health promotion from the aspects of population, diseases, and social-political structures].
Yuasa, Motoyuki; Yoshida, Tomoya; Suganami, Shigeru; Nakahara, Toshitaka.
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  • Yuasa M; Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University.
Nihon Koshu Eisei Zasshi ; 49(8): 720-8, 2002 Aug.
Article en Ja | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12355866
ABSTRACT
Primary Health Care (PHC) and Health Promotion (HP) have been adopted as core health strategies for socio-political interventions. Although the two have a lot of similarities in terms of concepts, they, nevertheless, have their differences. The first difference lies in the population and diseases perspectives that PHC and HP are literally defined as just "health care" and "promotion of health", respectively. The second difference, from a social and political point of view, is that PHC can be expressed as social and political efforts to make health knowledge, health care skills and the entire health service delivery system respond to the people's needs and situations, while HP is a process in which individuals and their environment are geared toward the pursuit of healthy lifestyles. These differences strengthen the unique values of each strategy. HP, which is a form of social mobilization for health, is about catering to the needs of developing countries. On the other hand, the principle of PHC, which is beneficiary-oriented, is universally applicable for both developed and developing countries.
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Bases de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Atención Primaria de Salud / Promoción de la Salud Idioma: Ja Revista: Nihon Koshu Eisei Zasshi Año: 2002 Tipo del documento: Article
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Bases de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Atención Primaria de Salud / Promoción de la Salud Idioma: Ja Revista: Nihon Koshu Eisei Zasshi Año: 2002 Tipo del documento: Article