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Public health service options for affordable and accessible noncommunicable disease and related chronic disease prevention and management
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-18, 19:44 authored by Brownie, S, Andrew HillsAndrew Hills, Rossiter, RGlobally, nations are confronted with the challenge of providing affordable health services to populations with increasing levels of noncommunicable and chronic disease. Paradoxically, many nations can both celebrate increases in life expectancy and bemoan parallel increases in chronic disease prevalence. Simply put, despite living longer, not all of that time is spent in good health. Combined with factors such as rising levels of obesity and related noncommunicable disease, the demand for health services is requiring nations to consider new models of affordable health care. Given the level of disease burden, all staff, not just doctors, need to be part of the solution and encouraged to innovate and deliver better and more affordable health care, particularly preventative primary health care services. This paper draws attention to a range of exemplars to encourage and stimulate readers to think beyond traditional models of primary health service delivery. Examples include nurse-led, allied health-led, and student-led clinics; student-assisted services; and community empowerment models. These are reported for the interest of policy makers and health service managers involved in preventative and primary health service redesign initiatives.
History
Publication title
Journal of Multidisciplinary HealthcareVolume
7Pagination
543-549ISSN
1178-2390Department/School
School of Health SciencesPublisher
Dove Medical Press Ltd.(Dovepress)Place of publication
United KingdomRepository Status
- Restricted