Atenção primária em um município alagoano: uma análise das atividades coletivas das equipes de saúde da família

Abstract

Introduction: Primary care is the main gateway and communication center of the Health Care Network. At this level of care, to provide a set of actions for health promotion, disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation, practices collective activities assume a fundamental role, as they consolidate the construction of the care network and effect popular participation by promoting health education. Objective: To analyze descriptively the practices of collective activities carried out by the teams of the Family Health Strategy (FHS) in the municipality of Pilar. Methodology: Quantitative, documentary, descriptive-exploratory study carried out in the Family Health Units of Pilar. To achieve the objectives, it was necessary to collect the data from the report of the collective activity files provided by the Basic Health Units. The treatment of the information started with its ordering, through the transcriptions of data filled in the collective activity sheet. Results: The survey revealed that in October 2019, 500 collective activities were registered by the 13 FHS in the municipality of Pilar and that the largest number of collective activities occurred in the morning. The largest number of records was for activities involving Health Education aimed at the General Community and Women's Health. Among the topics for health, the most addressed were oral health, healthy eating, with particular emphasis on sexual and reproductive health. The greatest findings of Health Practices were related to the performance of body practices and physical activities, as well as anthropometry. Among the Health Practices related to Other Collective Procedures, the collective actions of Oral Examination with epidemiological purpose were evidenced. And, the meeting topics highlighted by the ESF are the Work Processes. Conclusion: The consolidated results of the actions show that the FHS teams try to serve their audience with their particularities, as they develop actions according to sex, age, basic pathologies or specific needs. The collective health activities aimed at the female public, in the research, represent one of the major milestones of the activities developed by the ESF, within the area of women's health, highlighting the sexual and reproductive health theme. In general terms, the activities developed and provided by the FHS in the municipality of Pilar meet their demands, in addition, it contributes to a better quality of life for the local population, however, mechanisms should be sought to evaluate the results of the actions developed with the aim of improving health care.