Necessidades de saúde e estratégia saúde da família: um estudo de caso

Abstract

The object of this study is the perception of the health needs of the population by an occupational health unit organized by the Family Health Strategy. The topic of health needs was raised in facing the operating area of health planning since the focus on research related to the analysis of strategies adopted by professionals to recognize the health needs from the demand brought by users. The concept of health needs based on the adopted categories pointed out by Campos (2004): needs for state presence, needs of social reproduction and the need for political participation. We conducted a case study of the Family Health Unit I, which covers the neighborhoods Goiabal, the Holy Land and Vine Hill in the municipality of Além Paraíba-MG. Data collection was based on observation and semi-structured interviews focused on professionals (nurse, doctor, nursing assistant and two community health workers) who work in their unit. The data were interpreted from the categorical content analysis. The analysis indicated that although there are some strategies for identifying the health needs of users by professionals, there is a predominance of actions directed to the curative aspect based on disease and biological factors. Identify the need to strengthen intersectoral coordination that must occur in more intense and continuous, as a factor that may contribute to a more effective team on social determinants of health.