Barreiras para o teste do pezinho e as implicações na saúde da criança: proposta de projeto de intervenção

Abstract

The Basic Health Unit (UBS) serves as the gateway to the Unified Health System (SUS), making it essential to conduct activities effectively and cohesively. Among these activities, neonatal screening stands out as crucial. This screening includes the heel prick test, a vital examination for early detection of genetic, metabolic, and infectious diseases that may impede a baby's healthy development. This study proposes an intervention project aimed at identifying barriers hindering the heel prick test and its implications for children's health at the Basic Health Unit José Tenório de A. Lins in MaceióAlagoas. The target population is not clearly defined, as the unit addresses spontaneous demand. The project suggests enhancing the room's infrastructure for conducting the test, raising awareness and training professionals, and mobilizing the community about its significance. The anticipated outcome of this intervention is to sensitize the health unit's team and management, thereby reinstating neonatal screening activities and facilitating early detection of diseases such as phenylketonuria, congenital hypothyroidism, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemia, among others, thereby ensuring better neonatal screening for the population.