The World Health Organization defines primary health care as a societal approach to enabling health systems to support a person’s health needs in an inclusive and cost-effective manner. This approach acknowledges the intersections of integrated health services, the social determinants of health, and individual and community empowerment¹.

In Canada, health care workers including family physicians, nurse practitioners, dentists, occupational therapists, psychologists, optometrists, and many more provide primary health care services across a range of settings to meet the diverse needs of our growing population.

The interactive visualizations in this sub-module bring together data from multiple sources to start to tell the story of the primary health care workforce and the populations they serve.

Have questions or looking for information on how to use these dashboards? Please visit the FAQ or launch the guided tutorial in the Provider Profiles module.