O Programa de Saúde da Família e a construção de um novo modelo para a atenção básica no Brasil / The Family Health Program and the construction of a new model for primary care in Brazil
Rev. panam. salud pública
; 21(2-3): 164-176, feb.-mar. 2007. tab
Article
in Portuguese
| CidSaúde - Healthy cities
| ID: cid-56764
Responsible library:
BR1.1
Localization: BR67.1
ABSTRACT
As part of the implementation of the country's Unified Health System (Sistema Unico de Saúde), the Brazilian Government created, in the second half of the 1990s, the Family Health Program (FHP) (Programa de Saúde da Família), based on community-oriented, multidisciplinary care serving people organized into small groups. For this study, we evaluated the implementation of the FHP, based on three criteria (1) the construction of the program as an entry point for most health needs and for access to specialized care, (2) the program's linkages with a comprehensive network of health services, and (3) the incorporation of new care practices into the health system. We found that the implementation of the FHP was far from uniform. In some municipalities the FHP is a focused program that runs in parallel with other primary care efforts. However, in other municipalities the FHP is viewed as a strategy aimed at changing the primary care model, and it partially or completely replaces preexisting primary care health units. Our research confirms a trend toward incremental change in the primary care model in Brazil. However, the expansion of the FHP in large urban areas faces several obstacles to guaranteeing all individuals access to comprehensive care with adequate clinical and collective health services, including secondary and tertiary care. The positive results that we found with some of the experiences with the FHP indicate that, in addition to increased federal financial incentives, the success of the FHP depends on creative local strategies to deal with Brazil's diversity.(AU)
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Collection:
Tematic databases
Health context:
SDG3 - Target 3.8 Achieve universal access to health
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SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
Health problem:
Financial Arrangements
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Target 3.8 Achieve universal access to health
Database:
CidSaúde - Healthy cities
Main subject:
Primary Health Care
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36397
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Health Services Accessibility
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Aspects:
Social determinants of health
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Rev. panam. salud pública
Year:
2007
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz/Brasil
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Universidade Federal Fluminense/Brasil