Challenges facing primary health care: a perspective from Colombia’s Caribbean region
The findings underscore the urgent need to strengthen PHC as the coordinating axis of family care, moving beyond a model centered exclusively on clinical and individual attention. A comprehensive perspective that addresses social and emotional determinants of health is essential to respond effectively to the needs of vulnerable families.
Authors
- André Garcia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1808-472X)
- Tania Acosta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4367-8298)
- Diana Carolina Consuegra Cabally
- Rafael Tuesca Molina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3095-7199)
- María Yaquelín Expósito Concepción
- Allison E. Cano Barrios
Institutions
- Universidad del Norte (CO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1681840
- Primary Topic
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00