Strategies for achieving hypertension and diabetes control goals in a Family Health Unit
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https://doi.org/10.21727/rpu.v16i3.5345Abstract
The Family Health Strategy uses territorialization to plan specific actions based on health indicators, allowing for more efficient interventions and health policy planning. This study reports the experience of implementing steps/strategies/actions to achieve the goals of systemic arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus indicators in a Family Health Unit in the South of Minas Gerais. The descriptive research was conducted by a Resident Nurse, who developed seven steps/strategies/actions to improve care. They are: Proposing a meeting with team professionals; Recognizing the enrolled population; Conference and list preparation; Inviting the population affected by systemic arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus; Approaching patients during screening/routine in the Family Health Strategy; Home visits to patients affected by systemic arterial hypertension and/or diabetes mellitus; and Feeding the information system. The results showed that the steps/strategies/actions allowed for continuous analysis, adapting health practices and improving the team's ability to plan, implement and evaluate their actions. This contributed to a more informed and effective approach to caring for the population.
Keywords: Family Health Strategy; Territorialization of Primary Care; Health Promotion; Community Health Agents; Chronic Disease Control.
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