Bringing the Gap between Primary Health Care and Health Economics

Bridging the gap between primary care and mental health.

Major depression is a leading cause of disability in the United States and is frequently diagnosed and managed within a primary care setting, with less-than-optimal results. Studies have shown that adequate follow up significantly affects patient outcomes, including mortality; however, primary care providers face many challenges in providing this care within the constraints of a primary care se...

Health Economics and Aging

Objectives: In this paper, aging with its different dimensions is discussed. The characteristics of elderly's life in relation to individual, social, and changes meet aging together with attitudes toward it and major components of elderly are explained. Disease and burden of disease of aging as a central to the areas of Health and Health Economics will be emphasized. The influential factors on ...

Health and Socio-Economics of the Elderly

Aging is reviewed by a variety of disciplines; demographers, sociologists, economists, health scientists, and politicians. However, there are still great disputes over aging because of its economic roles, and health expenditures. Several questions about aging should be answered. Is aging an illness? Are aged people a burden to community? Is it a threat, or an achievement? (1). There are opposi...

Reducing overweight and obesity: closing the gap between primary care and public health.

BACKGROUND Although overweight and obesity are major risk factors for ill health and premature death, leading to significant increases in workload and prescribing costs, primary health care providers continue to find managing overweight and obesity a difficult business. OBJECTIVES Six questions are addressed in an attempt to close the gap between primary care activities and public health goal...

Bridging the gap between health care professionals and communities.