Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Primary Care

Primary care is the first level of contact with the health system, providing accessible, continuous, comprehensive, and coordinated care for individuals and communities across the life course. Typically delivered by general practitioners, family physicians, and primary-care teams, it emphasizes prevention, early det…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 55× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2641-4538 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Primary care is the first level of contact with the health system, providing accessible, continuous, comprehensive, and coordinated care for individuals and communities across the life course. Typically delivered by general practitioners, family physicians, and primary-care teams, it emphasizes prevention, early detection, management of acute and chronic conditions, health promotion, and appropriate referral, and is widely regarded as foundational to effective, equitable, and efficient health systems. Models such as the patient-centered medical home and technology-enhanced and community-based approaches aim to strengthen its reach and quality. Public Health International publishes peer-reviewed research relevant to primary care, including studies of childhood-injury management by primary caregivers, technology-enhanced lifestyle intervention for prediabetes patients, population-based colorectal cancer screening, screening and linkage to pre-exposure prophylaxis in primary care, implementation of maternal and child health care by community health workers, care of chronic disease and frail patients in general practice, and patient-centered medical home models. This work examines prevention, screening, chronic-disease management, and service delivery at the primary-care level, reflecting the field's emphasis on first-contact care, continuity, and community-oriented approaches as central to improving population health and reducing reliance on higher-cost hospital-based services.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 55 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Primary Care, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Public Health International (ISSN 2641-4538).

Journal editorial board
Javad Javan-Noughabi · United Kingdom Evelyn O Talbott · United States Zainab Taha · United Arab Emirates

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