title: New concepts in primary care: prevention as policy.
abstract: Prevention is a key element of primary health care, as defined by the Alma-Ata Conference and promoted by the World Health Organization. Developed as well as developing countries are giving renewed emphasis to prevention in the planning of health care. Israel has much to gain by placing high priority on prevention in its health policy.
mesh_terms: D000056:Accident Prevention; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003140:Communicable Disease Control; D003752:Dental Health Services / Q000600:supply & distribution; D006291:Health Policy; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000600:supply & distribution; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007557:Israel; D008019:Life Style; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D011203:Poverty; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*