Primary care is usually, but not always, the portal of entry through which individuals obtain medical services. Discuss some of the individual health care services routinely delivered through primary care


Some of the individual health care services routinely delivered through primary care include:

• Diagnosis and treatment of both acute and chronic illnesses
• Health promotion
• Disease prevention
• Health maintenance
• Counseling
• Patient education
• Coordination of individuals' health care services
• Advocacy for individuals as they navigate the health care system
• Promotion of safe, high-quality, and cost-effective care

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