Estratégias do programa saúde da família: um olhar sobre o município de Marau - RS

Abstract

The Family Health Program (PSF) now known as the Family Health Strategy was implemented in 1994 with the primary objective to promote a change in the current healthcare model hitherto function, where the new concept of health care aimed integral citizen, with a focus on prevention rather than focusing only on the curative aspect of diseases. Thus, this article aims to list the potential and limiting the Strategies of Family Health (ESF's) identified as a new model promotion and health prevention features in the municipality of Marau - RS through the vision of health administrators. The survey refers to 2013 and uses the method of descriptive and exploratory research, extracting numerical data from the Information System of Primary Care and descriptive data, informal interviews with managers. RS, contextualized, locating and exposing the positives and negatives of this design model health points, highlighting the importance of health - an overview of the evolution of public health in Brazil, the Family Health Strategies emphasizing the municipality of Marau was conducted preventive and the challenge of smaller municipalities maintain medical, apparel professionals present at the council of Marau - RS. Overall the program is considered important and positive for the promotion of health in the municipality of reference.