title: Improving our approach to preventive care.
abstract: Many components of the chronic care model can be successfully applied to preventive care, evidence shows. Here's how to do more with the resources you have.
authors.affiliation: Department?of Family Medicine, University of South?Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA. Email: gliu@health.southalabama.edu.
authors.forename: Gerald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department?of Family Medicine, University of South?Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA.
authors.forename: Allen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perkins
authors.affiliation: Department?of Family Medicine, University of South?Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA.
authors.forename: Lamar
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Duffy
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D011787:Quality of Health Care