1. Elementos para uma política de avaliação das ações de saúde mental na atenção primária : contribuições de uma pesquisa qualitativa avaliativa / Elements for an evaluation policy on mental health iniciative in primary care : contribution of a qualitative evaluation research

Inclusion of mental health initiatives in the work of family health teams has an important relevance if we consider epidemiological magnitude of mental health disorders and the need of increasing access for mental health care in the Brazilian Public Health System (SUS). This has been a priority of the Brazilian Mental Health Policy for primary care in the Mi

IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia. Publicado em: 10/02/2012

2. Comprehensive Primary Health Care in South America: contexts, achievements and policy implications

This article summarizes an extensive review of South American experiences with primary health care since the Declaration of Alma-Ata. It aims to address the following specific questions: What are the enabling and constraining historical and structural conditions for primary health care policies and practices? How has health care reform supported or undermine

Cadernos de Saúde Pública. Publicado em: 2011-10

3. Perception of primary care doctors and nurses about care provided to sickle cell disease patients

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the perception of primary care physicians and nurses about access to services and routine health care provided to sickle cell disease patients.METHODS: This descriptive exploratory study took a qualitative approach by surveying thirteen primary care health professionals who participated in a focus group to discuss access to services and

Rev. Bras. Hematol. Hemoter.. Publicado em: 2015-08

4. Telemental health in Brazil: past, present and integration into primary care

Background Telemental Health Care has reported very good results and is included within mental health priorities by the World Health Organization. Objective To provide an overview of the current situation of the integration of Brazilian telemedicine activities into primary health care. Methods Critical review based on MEDLINE database, using the keywords �

Arch. Clin. Psychiatry (São Paulo). Publicado em: 2015-04

5. Eficácia e gestão da política de atenção básica de saúde nos municípios brasileiros / Effectiveness of policy and management of basic health care in municipalities

This research investigates two aspects of Brazilian primary health care policy: estimates its impact on municipalities health indicators and analysis the quality on policy management. Primary health care policy consists in an essential foundation of SUS (health care system), as it embraces a wide range of activities focused on preventive care. Besides that,

Publicado em: 2008

6. Salud mental en atención primaria en Chile: aprendizajes para Latinoamérica

This article described the integration of mental health into primary care services in Chile over the past 20 years and analyzed the results of a few evaluations. The purpose was to contribute to the processes of learning how to reduce mental health care gaps throughout Latin America. The return to democracy after the Military Dictatorship and the Caracas Dec

Cad. saúde colet.. Publicado em: 2012

7. Competencies of the Physical Education Professional in Primary Health Care / Competências do profissional de Educação Física na Atenção Básica à Saúde

In Brazil, the implementation of the Family Health Strategy constitutes in an institutional arrangement to implement the Primary Health Care as a framework of the Brazilian Unified Health System. It has a compromise to reorganize health care practices with a view to promote change in the model of health care to the population. In this process, the Ministry o

IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia. Publicado em: 08/11/2011

8. Developing primary health care.

Primary health care is best provided by a primary health care team of general practitioners, community nurses, and other staff working together from good premises and looking after the population registered with the practice. It encourages personal and continuing care of patients and good communication among the members of the team. Efforts should be made to

9. Nosological profile of dermatological diseases in primary health care and dermatology secondary care in Florianópolis (2016-2017),

Abstract Background Dermatology encompasses the management of many disorders of the skin and cutaneous appendages, making the analysis of epidemiological profiles relevant for health planning. Objective The study aims to describe the nosological profile of dermatological diseases in Florianopolis, analyzing the interrelation among the primary health care a

An. Bras. Dermatol.. Publicado em: 2020-08

10. Quality and effectiveness of different approaches to primary care delivery in Brazil

Background: Since 1994, Brazil has developed a primary care system based on multidisciplinary teams which include not only a physician and a nurse, but also 4–6 lay community health workers. This system now consists of 26,650 teams, covering 46% of the Brazilian population. Yet relatively few investigations have examined its effectiveness, especially in co

Publicado em: 2010

11. La implementación local de la atención primaria en la Argentina: estudio de caso en el municipio de Lanús, provincia de Buenos Aires

Results of the second phase of a multicenter study on Primary Health Care are here presented, which were implemented by the National University of Lanús and by the Network of Research on Health Systems and Services of the Southern Cone, financed by the International Development Research Center (Canada). The objective of this phase was to describe the transl

Saúde debate. Publicado em: 2012-09

12. Primary and managed care. Ingredients for health care reform.

The use of primary and managed care is likely to increase under proposed federal health care reform. I review the definition of primary care and primary care physicians and show that this delivery model can affect access to medical care, the cost of treatment, and the quality of services. Because the use of primary care is often greater in managed care than