1. Provide a definition of the terms “primary health care” and “primary care”. What is the difference between these terms? Gillies (2003) defines primary health care, PHC, as a whole community approach to addressing health-related problems in its broadest sense, as it encompasses health care curative, preventive, promotional (health education) and rehabilitation services (Atun, 2004). It also includes activities such as efficient sewage disposal and adequate supplies of consumable food and water (Gillies, 2003) which are believed to ultimately improve general health. On the other hand, health care, as a component of PHC, concerns individual “clinical” services provided by caregivers, general practitioners or nurse practitioners in particular (Starfield, 2004). The primary care sector's top priorities are to serve as accessible health care providers and ensure that visitors receive continuous, comprehensive, and integrated care (Bodenheimer & Grumbach, 2009) through diagnostic, pharmaceutical, and therapeutic services (French, Old and Healy, 2001). ).Therefore, the distinction to be made between the terms is the scope of services covered and the resulting difference in the objectives and people involved in each category in terms of workforce and size of the target population. 2.What elements of disease prevention are addressed by primary care practitioners? Which are not? The concept “prevention is better than cure” is highly valued in primary care through which health promotion and disease control strategies are implemented. Primary care practitioners, as part of their service line, are responsible for various disease prevention initiatives, such as promoting healthy lifestyle and exercise programs for care recipients, especially those with chronic illnesses such as diabetes and asthma. It also includes health education to increase health awareness within a community, in addition to family planning services that help people with reproductive and sexual health. There are, however, more preventive roles that fall within the realm of primary health care and are implemented on a larger scale, such as ensuring effective sanitation and waste disposal, disease control, safety and quality of food (French, Old and Healy, 2001). Complementary and collaborative roles are often necessary for disease prevention. Activities such as vaccination and anti-smoking efforts could be carried out on a small scale within primary health care or on a larger scale as a national campaign, led by primary health care.3. What is “access control”. Examine the consequences of access control for patients and for the healthcare system as a whole. One of the key roles of primary care is to function as a “gatekeeper” of the health system, which has a significant impact on health outcomes..