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SPECIAL ISSUE "PRIMARY CARE: THE POWER OF COMMUNICATION

 

Primary Care is currently facing an unprecedented crisis. A situation of decline and loss of prestige which is paradoxical, considering its proven positive impact on the health of the population and the efficiency of the system as a whole.

In order to strengthen and give prestige to primary care it is necessary for citizens to know what primary care contributes to health and what we would lose if its contribution were lost.

The Spanish Journal of Health Communication (RECS) aims to disseminate the importance of having a solid and strong Primary Care, with all its attributes preserved, as a core element of the public health system. The aim is to make citizens aware that universal, quality primary care is the best guarantee for maintaining their health and improving their quality of life. 

Achieving this challenge requires information. The aim is to inform in a clear and rigorous way, and to do so on a large scale in order to reach all citizens: patients, carers, professionals, leaders, managers, etc. This requires the collaboration and contribution of professionals and the media.

In this sense, the RECS has proposed to publish a Special Issue under the slogan "Primary Care: the power of communication" in November 2024, with the deadline for receipt of articles open from now until 15 October 2024

We invite researchers and health and communication professionals, as well as other agents interested in this topic, to send their contributions. The articles to be published in this Special Issue must comply with the guidelines for the perspective format of the journal and focus on the current problems of PA, providing solutions from the point of view of communication in its broadest sense: value, prestige, brand, ...