1.6: Primary Care, Early Intervention and Prevention

Focus on health promotion, early intervention, disease prevention and better integration of care.

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The ACT Government recognises that strong primary care is central to a strong health care sector, and investment in primary care results in better integration across the health system. Primary health care is ideally placed to offer early intervention and preventive health messages to the community. The ACT Primary Health Care Strategy 2006–2009 provides a framework for the delivery of primary health care services in the ACT. It focuses on health promotion, early intervention, disease prevention and better integration of care. There is increasing recognition that health care for many conditions is better provided by the community than by the acute care sector. The recently endorsed ACT Chronic Disease Strategy acknowledges the importance of aligning the health system to respond better to the evolving needs of the population. The ACT community requires more primary care, better coordination of chronic care, more community-based care and more health promotion and disease prevention initiatives to emphasise self-sufficiency for personal health. Both the ACT Primary Health Care Strategy and the ACT Chronic Disease Strategy progress this agenda.

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