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Application of epidemiology in community oriented primary care
Public Health Reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)
|September 1, 1984
Summary
Community oriented primary care (COPC) integrates individual and community health. Epidemiology is crucial for COPC program development, implementation, and evaluation, requiring specialized training and practice settings.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Epidemiology
- Primary Care
Background:
- Community oriented primary care (COPC) integrates primary healthcare with community medicine.
- Epidemiology is fundamental to the practice and development of COPC.
Purpose of the Study:
- To highlight the indispensable role of epidemiology in COPC.
- To outline the specific features and functions of epidemiology within COPC.
- To emphasize the need for integrated COPC practice and training units.
Main Methods:
- The study describes the application of epidemiological principles in COPC.
- It details the functions of epidemiology across all phases of community health program development.
- It discusses the requirements for teaching and practicing COPC.
Main Results:
- Epidemiology's role in COPC includes needs assessment, community diagnosis, surveillance, objective setting, strategy selection, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and community engagement.
- Specific features of epidemiology in COPC are its pragmatic purpose, locale, content, scale, relevance, and clinical setting.
- Effective COPC requires practitioners, teachers, and students to gain experience in dedicated COPC units.
Conclusions:
- Epidemiology is essential for effective community oriented primary care.
- Developing dedicated COPC units is crucial for training and advancing the practice.
- Integrated training and practice are necessary to equip professionals with essential COPC and epidemiological skills.