Community-Based Primary Health Care

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research has launched a Signature Initiative to fund research that supports the delivery of high-quality, Community-Based Primary Healthcare (CBPHC) across Canada.

CBPHC covers the broad range of primary prevention (including public health) and primary care services within the community, including health promotion and disease prevention; the diagnosis, treatment, and management of chronic and episodic illness; rehabilitation support; and end of life care. CBPHC involves the coordination and provision of integrated care provided by a range of health providers, including nurses, social workers, pharmacists, dieticians, public health practitioners, physicians and others in a range of community settings including people's homes, healthcare clinics, physicians' offices, public health units, hospices, and workplaces. It is delivered in a way that is patient- and population-centred and responsive to economic, social, cultural and gender differences.

The initiative's goals are to:

• improve access to appropriate community-based primary healthcare;
• enhance the patient experience; and
• contribute to better health outcomes.

Fact Sheet

• Objectives and Priority Areas
• Funding Opportunities
• Featured Researchers
• News Release: Canada, Australia and New Zealand establish a new research partnership (March 20, 2012)
• News Release: The Harper Government is Taking Action to Improve the Efficiency of the Healthcare System (January 20, 2012)