Primary Health Care

The Primary Health Care Collaborative Model.

There are many factors that suggest, now is the time for innovative community development Primary Health Care initiatives.
Recent announcements and previous commitments make this possible, practical and promotional of Healthy Living, Healthy Families, Healthy Communities.
Recently Premier of Ontario Dalton McGuinty had announced intent to open up the availability of Community High Schools to the greater utilization by community members.
For a number of years now, High School students have had a mandate of 40 hours of community services to fulfill for successful graduation.
It is again, most practical to bring Health Promotion into the community and be available to the students and teachers of all levels of education. Where better to “address the masses”…then where they spend a better part of their day.
Health Promotions sites…those inclusive of Primary Health Care teams could have an huge impact on illness and injury reduction, as well as be a catalyst to invite more young people to choose the various health professions of which are increasing in demand due to the aging population.
Seniors have the greatest number of collective health concerns. Those that have chosen healthy living remain interested in contributing to society long after retirement. There is a growing emphasis on the benefits of inter-generational collaboration. The “senior” volunteer cohort, partnered with the High School students volunteer hours and “co-op” opportunities as prerequisites for health science studies at college or University level…just make good proactive and practical sense.
The “professions” that are initiated and orientated to this community development Primary Health Care environment, will be playing the dual role of “ care provider”, but also teaching, mentoring and facilitating through many modes inclusive of “telehealth” and on-line community development of chronic disease management and health promotion education.

Never forget, that there is ongoing concerns, about “the Health” of our health facilities. Long-term-care facilities and Hospitals are increasingly plagued with acquired drug-resistant strains of pathogens such as C-diff, MRSA, VRE and emerging drug-resistant pneumonia.

Facilitating Primary Health Care (Wellness) in community settings, builds positive mentoring relationships, and positive cultural environments. The supportive environment and “re-orientating of Health Services” are exactly what the Ottawa Charter of 1986 and the Romanow Report have been suggesting for many years.

Please review the other documents and you will begin to gain a greater appreciation of what Proactive Primary Health Care is all about,

BE well,

Dave