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[Implementing health surveillance at the primary care level]
Cátia Martins Oliveira1, Angela Oliveira Casanova
1Laboratório de Educação Profissional de Vigilância da Saúde, Escola Politécnica de Saúde Joaquim Venâncio, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21040-900, Brazil. catia@ensp.fiocruz.br
Ciencia & Saude Coletiva
|June 24, 2009
Summary
This study explores re-orienting primary care work processes using health surveillance system concepts. It highlights territory-based primary care and integrated knowledge for comprehensive health surveillance and risk management.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Health Systems Management
Context:
- Primary care settings face challenges in integrating health surveillance.
- Existing work processes require re-orientation to incorporate surveillance principles.
- Local health systems need practical frameworks for implementing health surveillance.
Purpose:
- To propose re-orienting primary care work processes based on health surveillance concepts.
- To introduce key concepts for establishing local-level health surveillance systems.
- To analyze the integration of epidemiological, environmental, and sanitary surveillance.
Summary:
- The paper advocates for viewing territory as central to primary care for identifying health needs.
- It emphasizes integrating diverse knowledge and practices for a holistic approach to health.
- The study suggests that integrated surveillance actions enhance risk management and response to health demands.
Impact:
- Facilitates innovative and effective responses to emerging health issues.
- Enables local teams to gain practical experience in inter-sectorial collaboration.
- Consolidates health surveillance beyond epidemiological, environmental, and sanitary domains.
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