Lowe H I, Green K
J Trop Med Hyg. 1977 Feb;80(2):24-8.
The public health implications of ethnomedical practices are extensive. In particular, there is the need to research the cultural and social behaviour patterns relevant to health care in order to utilise aspects of ethnomedical practices within a comprehensive health care system. To exploit the positive aspects of the ethnomedical practices successfully, health education for the consumers (the population) and the producers (the health workers) must be developed. Because of the limited resources of most developing countries and as a part of the movement away from "industrialized medicine", a large number of health auxiliary workers, including ethnomedical practitioners, need to be trained and deployed to develop and maintain this new health care system.
民族医学实践对公共卫生的影响广泛。特别是，有必要研究与医疗保健相关的文化和社会行为模式，以便在综合医疗保健系统中利用民族医学实践的各个方面。为了成功利用民族医学实践的积极方面，必须为消费者（民众）和生产者（卫生工作者）开展健康教育。由于大多数发展中国家资源有限，并且作为远离“工业化医学”运动的一部分，需要培训和部署大量包括民族医学从业者在内的卫生辅助人员，以发展和维持这一新的医疗保健系统。
