PHC and Value
Primary Health Care and the Value of Health I believe that the value placed on the health of an individual should be enormous. I agree with the statement that, “health is…seen as a resource for everyday life instead of as the objective of living” (WHO, as cited in AARN Position Paper on Health Promotion, 1984, p.9), and furthermore believe that every individual should have the means to maintain their health sufficiently, regardless of socioeconomic status or any other health determinants. It is for this reason that I believe in the philosophy of primary health care. By definition, primary health care is, “…essential health care made universally accessible to individuals and families in the community by means acceptable to them, through their full participation and at a cost that the community and country can afford” (WHO, 1978, as cited in AARN Position Paper on Health Promotion, p.10).