Integrating public health and primary health services

Integrating public health and primary health services: building strong foundations for population health

Tuesday 14 November 2023 (16:00-17:00 CET)

Although public health uses population-based approaches and primary care typically delivers individual care, their separation is in many ways artificial and their integration creates the potential for increased efficiency and effectiveness.

Approaches to integrating primary care and public health range from mutual awareness, through cooperation to collaboration and full integration involving a single, fully merged organization with a shared plan and budget.

What can we learn from different country experiences in integrating health and primary care services? What are the enablers and barriers to closer working? How does this strengthen the health system and population health? Join us to find out!

Speakers:
Andrew Pinto (University of Toronto, Canada)
Kaija Kasekamp (University of Tartu, Estonia)
Vesna-Kerstin Petrič (Ministry of Health of Slovenia)
Julien Mousquès (IRDES, France)

Moderators:
Dheepa Rajan & Erica Richardson (European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies)

00:00 Introduction
02:18 Poll
03:04 Integrating public health and primary health services
19:55 Poll results
22:10 Slovenia primary care and public health integration
28:58 France primary care and public health integration
38:48 Estonia primary care and public health integration
47:16 Q&A
1:02:16 Closing