and healthy populations

Systems based on primary care have healthier populations. The individuals, families and communities that have access to primary care experience better health care quality at a lower cost, and the population experiences these benefits in a more equitable way. Stange, Miller and Etz spell out the important boundary-spanning role primary care plays in fostering the health of a population. Primary care can be a “force to integrate and personalize the many factors from which population health emerges.” Read more about how primary care advances population health.