Merkens B J, Emmerson R G
Leadersh Health Serv. 1995 Jul-Aug;4(4):12-6.
In rural areas, local health and social services are often planned and developed by members of the community, the hospital and community agencies acting together. This system is a web of informal ties that, relying heavily on volunteer commitment, provides programs that aptly fit the local situation. In this article, the authors show how this functions in the Ontario community surrounding Palmerston and District Hospital, and offer a suggestion for the improved support of this system.
在农村地区，当地的卫生和社会服务通常由社区成员、医院和社区机构共同规划和发展。这个系统是一个非正式关系网，严重依赖志愿者的奉献精神，提供适合当地情况的项目。在本文中，作者展示了这一系统在帕默斯顿和地区医院周边的安大略社区是如何运作的，并为改进对该系统的支持提出了建议。
