Mischler N E
Physicians Plus Insurance Corp., Madison, WI.
Physician Exec. 1994 Oct;20(10):41-3.
There are great gaps in the well-being of patients and communities. But there are numerous practice and community tools and opportunities that can successfully close these gaps. The health care professional is an often overlooked and underutilized resource and leader to positively influence the health of the community and patient. Physicians and health care professionals are in the health care field to maintain and increase the well-being of their patients and communities through disease prevention and health promotion at the practice level. This article argues that combining a community-level public health approach with the traditional practice level approach is more likely to achieve well-being for both individual patients and the community.
患者和社区的福祉存在巨大差距。但有许多实践和社区工具以及机会可以成功弥合这些差距。医疗保健专业人员是一种经常被忽视和未充分利用的资源及领导者，能够对社区和患者的健康产生积极影响。医生和医疗保健专业人员身处医疗保健领域，通过在实践层面进行疾病预防和健康促进，来维持和提高患者及社区的福祉。本文认为，将社区层面的公共卫生方法与传统的实践层面方法相结合，更有可能实现个体患者和社区的福祉。
