Integrated care in community health centers in Belgium. An exploratory study on the provision of care by general practitioners, nurses and social workers

Community health centers (CHCs) in Belgium distinguish from other primary care settings by factors known as facilitators for integrated care. First of all there is the interdisciplinary approach by at least 3 disciplines: a general practitioner, a nurse and a third discipline at the primary care level, for example a social worker. A second facilitating principle is the accessibility and the low financial threshold. Finally, the CHCs devote much attention to prevention, health promotion, detection of local health needs. Often these centers are situated in areas with a lot of welfare problems.In... Mehr ...