Public health and primary care: competition or collaboration?

Adalsteinn D Brown; Ross Upshur; Terrence J Sullivan

doi:10.12927/hcpap.2014.23690

Public health and primary care: competition or collaboration?

Healthc Pap. 2013;13(3):4-8. doi: 10.12927/hcpap.2014.23690.

Authors

Adalsteinn D Brown¹, Ross Upshur², Terrence J Sullivan³

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Division of Public Health Policy, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital.
² Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Division of Clinical Public Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Bridgepoint Active Healthcare.
³ Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Division of Public Health Policy, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, TJS Associates.

PMID: 24524565
DOI: 10.12927/hcpap.2014.23690

Abstract

In this commentary, the authors summarize and discuss some of the concerns presented in the papers herein, including issues of funding, skill sets and education. They present two key steps we could take across this country to ensure the long-term viability of public health within our healthcare system and ensure that public health and population goals are shared widely across our health systems.

Publication types

Introductory Journal Article

MeSH terms

Canada
Cooperative Behavior
Decision Making, Organizational
Financing, Government / standards
Health Policy / economics*
Humans
Primary Health Care / economics*
Primary Health Care / organization & administration
Primary Health Care / standards
Public Health Administration / economics*
Public Health Administration / standards