Biomaterial Database

The community medicine-primary care connection. 1981

K W Deuschle, and S J Bosch

Community medicine is defined as an academic discipline, the practice of which addresses the identification and solution of health problems in population groups and emphasizes such disciplines as epidemiology and biostatistics and behavioral and management sciences in relation to their bearing on problems of health care delivery and environmental health. The essential components of a community-based system of medical care are highlighted. The place of primary care in that system is discussed and the contributions that community medicine can make toward enhancing primary care within the community-based system of medical care are outlined.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009519	New York City	City located at the mouth of the Hudson River, in New York State.
D011320	Primary Health Care	Care which provides integrated, accessible health care services by clinicians who are accountable for addressing a large majority of personal health care needs, developing a sustained partnership with patients, and practicing in the context of family and community. (JAMA 1995;273(3):192)	Primary Care,Primary Healthcare,Care, Primary,Care, Primary Health,Health Care, Primary,Healthcare, Primary
D003153	Community Health Services	Diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive health services provided for individuals in the community.	Community Health Care,Community Healthcare,Health Services, Community,Services, Community Health,Community Health Service,Health Care, Community,Health Service, Community,Healthcare, Community,Service, Community Health
D006784	Hospitals, Teaching	Hospitals engaged in educational and research programs, as well as providing medical care to the patients.	Hospital, Teaching,Teaching Hospital,Teaching Hospitals
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man