Working tools and attributes of primary care in a Family Health Unit

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https://doi.org/10.21727/rpu.v16i3.5010

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Primary Health Care (PHC), the first level of health care, is characterized by high resolution. It is responsible for the prevention, promotion, treatment and monitoring of the user's health. This study aimed to describe and analyze the attributes of PHC and the work tools of the teams in a Family Health Unit (USF). It consists of an experience report carried out from a descriptive and qualitative analysis of the daily life of the service, in which medical students visited a USF in a municipality in the western region of Paraná. The work plan of the practice had as an approach the identification and analysis of the attributes of PHC, home visits, user embracement and health education. It was identified that the USF meets the attributes of PHC and effectively carries out home visits and user embracement, but there is still a need for health education activities. This experience adds a more critical, humanistic and reflective view of the Unified Health System to students' medical training and develops relevant academic skills capable of strengthening and enriching the Brazilian health system.

Keywords: Unified Health System; Primary Health Care; House Calls; User Embracement; Health Education.

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Samuell Alejandro Hoyos Toirac, Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana (UNILA)

Discente (Graduação em Medicina) Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana (UNILA), Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brasil.

Amanda Alves Santos, Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana (UNILA)

Discente (Graduação em Medicina) Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana (UNILA), Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brasil.

Beatriz Fernandes de Moraes, Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana (UNILA)

Discente (Graduação em Medicina) Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana (UNILA), Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brasil.

Monica Augusta Mombelli, Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana (UNILA)

Docente do curso de Medicina (Doutorado em Saúde Pública) Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana (UNILA), Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brasil.

Anália Rosário Lopes, Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana (UNILA)

Docente do curso de Medicina (Doutorado em Saúde Pública) Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana (UNILA), Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brasil.

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Published

2025-10-03

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Vol. 16 No. 3 (2025): Dossiê Temático - Edição Especial

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Copyright (c) 2025 Samuell Alejandro Hoyos Toirac, Amanda Alves Santos, Beatriz Fernandes de Moraes, Monica Augusta Mombelli, Anália Rosário Lopes

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