Seacat M S
J Community Health. 1977 Winter;3(2):156-70. doi: 10.1007/BF01674237.
The first neighborhood health center was funded in 1965 by the Office of Economic Opportunity. Now, 12 years later, 127 federally funded centers are serving over a million people. The centers have offered a high quality of service, delivered comprehensive care that includes preventive services and health supervision, developed a workable team approach in such care, and shown that this can be done at reasonable cost. Evaluative studies made on center effectiveness in disease prevention, in reduction of hospitalization and emergency room usage, and in improving the quality of care show that the centers compare favorably with other methods of providing similar care. Problems of financing are discussed, as well as possible directions for the future.
第一家社区健康中心于1965年由经济机会办公室提供资金支持。如今，12年后，已有127家由联邦政府资助的中心为超过100万人提供服务。这些中心提供了高质量的服务，提供了包括预防服务和健康监督在内的全面护理，在这种护理中形成了可行的团队协作方式，并且表明这可以以合理的成本实现。关于中心在疾病预防、减少住院和急诊室使用以及提高护理质量方面的有效性的评估研究表明，这些中心与提供类似护理的其他方法相比具有优势。文中还讨论了融资问题以及未来可能的发展方向。
