Innovations and Global Applications of Primary Healthcare from a Population Medicine Perspective
Zhu Yitong
Ding Hanyue
Qiao Youlin
Abstract：To explore the pivotal role of primary healthcare in elevating national health standards within the global health area,particularly highlighting the necessity for innovation and strengthening in response to emerging challenges such as population aging,the rise in prevalence of chronic diseases,and health inequity.By researching the book Medicine in Rural China:A Personal Account,it reviewed Dr.C.C.Chen's three-tier primary healthcare model and its insights for contemporary public health services,underscoring his historical contributions to rural healthcare system reforming.It further explored the essential synergy between clinical and preventive medicine,emphasized the importance of population medicine in medical education and health policy reform.It article underscores the imperative to continue advancing the reform of the primary healthcare system while also providing a glimpse into the prospective application of the population medicine paradigm in the future landscape of healthcare.The evolution of the hygiene concept and the application of population medicine at Peking Union Medical College provided new insights and drive for the integration of clinical and preventive medicine.The integration is essential for developing medical professionals capable of applying both clinical and preventive approaches,contributing to China's role in global health governance.
Keywords：C.C Chenpopulation medicineprimary health care system
Publication Date：2024-06-10
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 17-19,22 )