title: Public health and primary care: competition or collaboration?
abstract: In this commentary, the authors summarize and discuss some of the concerns presented in the papers herein, including issues of funding, skill sets and education. They present two key steps we could take across this country to ensure the long-term viability of public health within our healthcare system and ensure that public health and population goals are shared widely across our health systems.
authors: Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Division of Public Health Policy, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital.
authors: Adalsteinn D
authors: AD
authors: Brown
authors: Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Division of Clinical Public Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Bridgepoint Active Healthcare.
authors: Ross
authors: R
authors: Upshur
authors: Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Division of Public Health Policy, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, TJS Associates.
authors: Terrence J
authors: TJ
authors: Sullivan
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D005380:Financing, Government / Q000592:standards; D006291:Health Policy / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D011635:Public Health Administration / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards