Sociologist Kurt Lewin first used the term gatekeeping to describe how food purchasing habits of a population affected social change. After noting that not everyone had the same impact on which foods a population ate, he used “gatekeeping” to refer to those who transport, buy, and prepare food items because they acted as gates, allowing
In its World Health Report 2008, the World Health Organization (WHO) advocates in favor of a central role for primary care in health care systems. The WHO defines the specific features that should characterize primary care to ensure improved health and social outcomes: person-centeredness, continuity, comprehensiveness, and integration. Person-centeredness is about adapting medical advice to