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Chapter 1: Community and primary health care

Chapter 1: Community and primary health care

pp. 3-20

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This introductory chapter explains the social model of health and social determinants of health. It also introduces the concept of health promotion, a fundamental component of primary health care, that is then further developed throughout the text, and explores how nurses and other health care professionals may work in or with the community.

Keywords

  • Community and primary health care
  • primary health care
  • primary care
  • health promotion
  • social model of health
  • community participation.

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