Community based primary

health care development

community-based primary health care

• Community-based primary health care

(CBPHC) covers the broad range of primary
prevention (including public health) and
primary care services within the community,
including health promotion and disease
prevention; the diagnosis, treatment, and
management of chronic and episodic illness;
rehabilitation support; and end of life care.
• CBPHC involves the coordination and provision
of integrated care provided by a range of
health providers, including nurses, social
workers, pharmacists, dietitians, public health
practitioners, physicians and others in a range
of community settings including people's
homes, healthcare clinics, physicians' offices,
public health units, hospices, and workplaces.
• It is delivered in a way that is person- and
population-centred and responsive to
economic, social, language, cultural and
gender differences.
• CBPHC covers a range of services across the
continuum of care –primary prevention
(including public health) and primary care
services from health promotion and disease
prevention, chronic disease diagnosis,
treatment and management to rehabilitation
support, home care and end-of-life care.
• CBPHC research is all about helping people get
the care (including prevention) they need.

• It is about improving access to services.

• It is about engaging patients as partners in

their own care.
 Who is involved in community-based
primary health care?
• CBPHC follows an integrated inter professional
and inter-disciplinary care model that relies on
the collaboration of many providers to meet
the dynamic health needs of community.

• These include nurses and physicians to

dietitians, social workers and counselors.
• These professionals contribute towards health
improvements by putting people and patients
first.

• Patients, their families, in addition to other

stakeholders such as researchers, health care
professionals, policy-makers, health system
managers, and partners need to be engaged in
CBPHC.
 Where does community-based primary
health care take place?
• CBPHC exists everywhere that community live,
work and play; across neighbourhoods, towns
and cities. School, work, home and
community centres are effective examples of
CBPHC settings, alongside customary clinics
and health centres.
 Importance
• Primary Health Care plays an important part of keeping
you healthy.

• This approach is proactive using preventative

measures, managing chronic disease, and encouraging
self-care recommendations. 

• Primary health care also services to decrease delay and

increase access to the health care system, offering
better health outcomes.
• Each of our Primary Health Care centres has
an interdisciplinary health care team that
provides a range of services in a single site.

• This coordinated approach to health care

delivery ensures that clients receive the right
care by the right provider, when and where
they need it.
 challenges
• Challenges: Establish a unique model for your
primary care clinic or franchise.

• Solution: Identify the gap that your model is

filling, and test your ideas with the people you
serve.
• Challenges: How do you satisfy patient
demands, and expand your service offerings
appropriately?

• Solution: Develop an expansion strategy, build

partnerships and manage expectations.
• Challenge: How do you keep your attention on
providing the best care, while still running a
business?
• Solution: Focus on patients first — building a
strong customer base translates to long-lasting
returns.
• Challenge: How do you manage supplies and
prevent stock-outs?

• Solution: Defeat variability in supply and

demand through an organized — but simple
— internal system
• Challenge: How do you keep your attention on
providing the best care, while still running a
business.

• Solution: Focus on patients first — building a

strong customer base translates to long-lasting
returns