Community-oriented primary care.
Community-oriented primary care (COPC) combines elements of clinical medicine and public health to provide an effective strategy in tackling today's health problems. A primary care practice or program that develops a partnership with an identified community to describe and prioritize health concerns and design and monitor the impact of an intervention can make a difference to the health of a community. The key ingredient to a successful COPC venture is a motivated practitioner. Familiarizing health care providers with the COPC model will enable them to form enriching relationships with the communities they serve.
Department of Family Medicine, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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