Planificação da atenção primária à saúde e territorialização: significados produzidos pelas equipes de estratégia de saúde da família

Abstract

This study has as object of investigation the experience of development of the Planning of Primary Attention to Health, proposed by the National Council of Secretaries of Health, aiming the qualification of the work processes of the Family Health Strategy teams involved. Thus, has as objective to evaluate how the concept of territorialization and its thematic application integral to the Planning process, contributed to the reorganization of the work processes of the Family Health Strategy teams. The study is described as exploratory-descriptive, with a qualitative approach. The data collection occurred in the months of August to October 2017, from a focus group for the 28 professionals of the teams and semi-structured interview for a tutor and a manager. The data were analyzed through the Thematic Content Analysis. Data analysis revealed the following aspects: the conceptions of territory are in process of transition, with new productions of meaning and impact on work processes; it was verified by all health professionals the importance of Planning on the impact on work processes; the Planning of the Primary Attention to the Health helped in the orientation to the professionals so that there is planning of actions from the epidemiological profile according to the territory. It is concluded that the Planning of Primary Health Care was able to be understood, generating transformations in the modes of professional performance and in the function of reorganizing work processes, producing significant impacts on the health units and in the territory.