NURS 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Health Care In Canada, Canada Health Act, Breastfeeding
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Week 7 the philosophy of primary health care. Phc is a comprehensive system of essenial health care that is focused on prevening illness and promoing health (cna, 2002). Phc is both a philosophy and a model for improving health care (cna, 2003, p. 1). Phc is internaionally accepted as the most efecive way of meeing the health needs of people in communiies around the world (cna, 2003, p. 1) Is prevening illness and promoing health (cna, 2003, p. 1). Issues like diet, income, schooling, literacy, employment, housing, workplaces, and environmental toxins (cna, p. 1). Phc involves ciizens and paients on an equal fooing with professionals (cna, p. 1) Phc includes basic medical and curaive care (primary care), but it is much more than just treaing disease. A commitment to providing essenial health care (prevenive, promoive, curaive, rehabilitaion, and supporive (eol care) Five basic principles of phc (cna, 2002) (cna, 2002)
