Model Design Principles | Rationale |
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Family-focused and relationship-centred | The patient is embedded in his or her family unit, recognising their life-course history and understanding their socio-environmental practices inherent in rural life. The relationship with the patient and the family is considered with the same importance, if not greater, than the disease conditions and a means to enhancing the quality-of-care experience. |
Political subjects | Patients are regarded as competent social actors with existing capacities, capabilities and knowledge, while identifying opportunities to enhance their personal and family resources. |
Health system co-ordination and collaboration | Co-ordination and collaboration between various health service and non-health service stakeholders are promoted in order to reduce administrative and geographic barriers, enhance access to health and enhance appropriateness of services based on need. |
Preventative and curative care | Continuity in primary, secondary and tertiary care through integral health routes, while also focusing on preventative care. |
Intercultural and Integrated Care | A holistic perspective on health and healing that considers culturally appropriate approaches and with integrated strategies from indigenous and natural medicine. |