articleNew England Journal of MedicineJun 4, 2015Closed access

Brazil's Family Health Strategy — Delivering Community-Based Primary Care in a Universal Health System

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Abstract

Brazil's national health system has developed and rapidly scaled up an approach to primary care that relies on lay community health agents and interdisciplinary care teams to provide universal access to proactive first-contact care and public health interventions.

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Keywords
  • Medicine
  • Primary health care
  • Health care
  • Public health
  • Primary care
  • Psychological intervention
  • Universal health care
  • Nursing
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