Educação em saúde para pessoas com risco cardiovascular atendidas na UBS 16 – João Lourival de Souza, no município de Teotônio Vilela – AL

Abstract

Chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the world. According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), they are responsible for about 58.5% of deaths and 45.9% of the disease burden in the world. In this study, we highlight two related comorbidities, systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) and diabetes mellitus. Given the above, this work had the general objective of developing an intervention plan in education and health to improve the prognosis of people with cardiovascular risk assisted in the Basic Health Unit (BHU) 16 João Lourival de Souza, Teotônio Vilela - AL. Among the specific objectives are to improve the living habits of the population under study, raise the level of knowledge of the health team about CVDs and its determinants, and improve the level of information of the population about the importance of self-care in health promotion and protection. This study was developed by applying the method of Situational Strategic Planning, by Rapid Estimation, to determine the priority problems found in this population, as well as the identification of critical nodes and the actions to be proposed. From the problems identified in this health unit, an intervention plan was proposed to address the weaknesses of the team and the community, in order to improve the quality of the service offered and consequently the prognosis in the population.