Health care
is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of illness of injury, disease, and
other physical and mental disorders in humans. Health care can be started from
the private individual to keep themselves and the environment.
Health care is delivered
by practitioners in medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy,
allied health, and other care providers.
This health
care refers to the work done in providing primary care, secondary care and
tertiary care, as well as in public health
Primary care
Primary care is the term for the health care services which play a role in the local
community. It refers to the work of health
care professionals who act as a
first point of consultation for all patients within the health care system. Primary care involves the widest scope
of health care, including all ages of patients, patients of all socioeconomic and geographic origins, patients
seeking to maintain optimal health,
and patients with all manner of acute and chronic physical, mental and social health issues, including multiple chronic diseases. Primary
care also includes many basic maternal and child health care services, such
as family planning services and vaccinations.
