Interface between public health and primary healthcare

Interface between public health and primary healthcare:

A population health approach is not new for public health. Public health is about keeping people healthy and improving the health of populations rather than treating diseases, disorders and disabilities in individuals. Public health, particularly health promotion, has an important role in re‐ orienting the health sector towards a population health approach.

Public health knowledge and skills within the Primary Health Organizations’ workforce will assist PHOs to achieve their population health goals; not only at an individual worker level, but also at an organizational level. The challenge for the traditional primary healthcare approach is to learn new ways of working. The challenge for public health is to evolve public health focused workforce development and training, so that it is applicable to the primary care workforce.