Identifying the comprehensive framework and concept of Health literacy by qualitative synthesis

By the FMCH Editorial Office Reference: Liu C, Wang D, Liu C, et al. What is the meaning of health literacy? A systematic review and qualitative synthesis. Family Medicine and Community Health 2020;8:e000351. doi: 10.1136/fmch-2020-000351 Question: This study aimed to clarify what health literacy represents. Finding: This study, applying a systematic review and qualitative synthesis […]

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FMCH is now indexed by PMC!

  Family Medicine and Community Health (FMCH)  is now indexed by PubMed Central (PMC). All issues published from 2019 could be searched in PMC and PubMed. FMCH strives to be a leading international journal that promotes ‘Health Care for All’ through disseminating novel knowledge and best practices in primary care, family medicine, and community health. […]

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INTRODUCTION: FANNING THE EMBERS

Family medicine must return to its roots to once again be a robust counterculture that reforms medicine. Founded in 1969, family medicine was a response to the public’s need for primary care that was comprehensive, accessible, continuous and affordable. This need is just as important today. Significantly, primary care challenges have changed, and family medicine […]

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Professor Shanzhu Zhu wins the WONCA Asia Pacific Region Five Star Doctor in 2019

The 2019 WONCA Asia Pacific Region Conference was held on 15th to 18th in May in Kyoto, Japan,  under the shining sun. Its theme this year was “Medical generalists: bringing forward a brighter future”. Excellent news! Professor Shanzhu Zhu, president of the Cross-Straits Medicine Exchange Association-Committee of General Practice, won the 2019 WONCA Asia Pacific […]

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The 6th Cross-Strait Congress of General Practitioners was successfully held!

Spring March is like a sweet song and a hundred flowers bloom. With the theme of “Seize the Opportunity to Deepen the Integration and Development of General Practice “, the 6th Cross-Strait Congress of General Practitioners was successfully held in Zhengzhou during March 29-31 in 2019 at this beautiful time! A total of 243 experts […]

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