scholarly journals Supervision of Community Health Agents in the Family Health Strategy: the perspective of nurses

2014 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 899-906 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana Sterci da Silva ◽  
Cinira Magal Fortuna ◽  
Maria José Bistafa Pereira ◽  
Silvia Matumoto ◽  
Fabiana Ribeiro Santana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Health Strategy ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Educational Perspective

Objective Analyzing the conceptions of supervision of nurses in the Family Health Strategy (ESF - Estratégia Saúde da Família) in relation to community health workers (ACS – Agente Comunitário de Saúde), taking for reference the work process and the power relations. Method A qualitative study, in which 18 interviews were carried out with nurses from the ESF in the countryside of the state of Goiás. Following transcription, the data were subjected to thematic content analysis and the following categories were identified: Supervision with that sees it all and Supervision is participating and working together. Results Among the findings, it is clear the character of control and monitoring that is carried out primarily through printed instruments and home visits, which constitute vertical and impositive relations, and suffer influence of the local health management. Another finding is the supervision as acting together and with the educational perspective. Conclusion The supervision carried out does not provide the changes intended by the ESF.

scholarly journals Agentes Comunitários de Saúde frente à COVID-19: Vivências junto aos profissionais de enfermagem

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1.ESP) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Bezerra Duarte ◽  
Lucenir Mendes Furtado Medeiros ◽  
Maria Jacielma Alves de Melo Araújo ◽  
Ana Suelen Pedroza Cavalcante ◽  
Eduardo Carvalho De Souza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Risk Groups ◽  
Care Community ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Health Strategy ◽  
The Face ◽  
Los Grupos

Objetivo: Descrever a experiência vivenciada por enfermeiras em conexão com Agentes comunitários de saúde para enfrentamento local da pandemia COVID-19. Método: Relato de experiência desenvolvido a partir de ações de enfermeiras que atuam na Estratégia Saúde da Família do município de Icó, Estado do Ceará, destacando o importante papel que os Agentes comunitários de saúde desenvolvem junto à população nesse cenário. Resultados: A partir da experiência vivenciada, pode-se observar o importante papel que os Agentes Comunitários de Saúde têm apresentando frente à pandemia da COVD-19, mesmo apresentando medo e insegurança. Evidenciou-se ainda durante esse período que seu papel de educador em saúde é imprescindível nas ações desenvolvidas dentro dos territórios. Além disso, esses profissionais têm sido protagonistas importantes nas atividades realizadas dentro das Estratégias de Saúde da Família, fortalecendo assim o trabalho da equipe bem como o controle e combate da infecção pelo novo Coronavírus. Conclusões: Contar com o trabalho desses profissionais nos territórios tem sido estratégico e representa um diferencial para o cuidado, por auxiliarem no controle da disseminação e no monitoramento de grupos de risco, bem como das pessoas infectadas pela doença.Descritores: Enfermagem; Atenção Primária à Saúde; Agente Comunitário de Saúde; Infecção pelo Coronavírus. COMMUNITY HEALTH AGENTS IN FRONT OF COVID-19: EXPERIENCES WITH NURSING PROFESSIONALSObjective: To describe the experience lived by nurses in connection with community health workers to face the pandemic COVID-19 locally. Method: Experience report developed from the actions of nurses working in the Family Health Strategy in the municipality of Icó, State of Ceará, highlighting the important role that community health agents play with the population in this scenario. Results: Based on the experience, it is possible to observe the important role that Community Health Agents have playing in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, even with fear and insecurity. It was also evident during this period that his role as a health educator is essential in the actions developed within the territories. In addition, these professionals have been important protagonists in the activities carried out within the Family Health Strategies, thus strengthening the team’s work as well as controlling and fighting infection by the new Coronavirus. Conclusions: Counting on the work of these professionals in the territories has been strategic and represents a differential for care, as they help in controlling the dissemination and monitoring at-risk groups, as well as people infected by the disease.Descriptors: Nursing; Primary Health Care; Community Health Agent; Corona virus infection. AGENTES DE SALUD DE LA COMUNIDAD FRENTE AL COVID-19: EXPERIENCIAS CON PROFESIONALES DE ENFERMERÍAObjetivo: Describir la experiencia vivida por las enfermeras en relación con los trabajadores de salud de la comunidad para enfrentar la pandemia COVID-19. Método: Informe de experiencia desarrollado a partir de las acciones de enfermeras que trabajan en la Estrategia de Salud de la Familia en el municipio de Icó, Estado de Ceará, destacando el importante papel que los trabajadores de salud comunitarios juegan con la población en este escenario. Resultados: En base a la experiencia, es posible observar el importante papel que los agentes de salud comunitarios tienen ante la pandemia da COVID-19, incluso con miedo e inseguridad. También fue evidente durante este período que su papel como educador de salud es esencial en las acciones desarrolladas dentro de los territorios. Además, estos profesionales han sido protagonistas importantes en las actividades llevadas a cabo dentro de las Estrategias de salud familiar, fortaleciendo así el trabajo del equipo y controlando y luchando contra la infección por el nuevo Coronavirus. Conclusiones: contar con el trabajo de estos profesionales en los territorios ha sido estratégico y representa un diferencial para la atención, ya que ayudan a controlar la difusión y el monitoreo de los grupos en riesgo, así como a las personas infectadas por la enfermedad.Descriptores: Enfermería; Primeros auxilios; Agente de salud comunitaria; Infección de coronavirus.

scholarly journals Professional and community satisfaction with the Brazilian family health strategy

2013 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 403-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lilian G Perez ◽  
Juliet D Sheridan ◽  
Andrea Y Nicholls ◽  
Katherine E Mues ◽  
Priscila S Saleme ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Pediatric Care ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Health Strategy

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the strengths and limitations of the Family Health Strategy from the perspective of health care professionals and the community. METHODS: Between June-August 2009, in the city of Vespasiano, Minas Gerais State, Southeastern Brazil, a questionnaire was used to evaluate the Family Health Strategy (ESF) with 77 healthcare professionals and 293 caregivers of children under five. Health care professional training, community access to health care, communication with patients and delivery of health education and pediatric care were the main points of interest in the evaluation. Logistic regression analysis was used to obtain odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals as well as to assess the statistical significance of the variables studied. RESULTS: The majority of health care professionals reported their program training was insufficient in quantity, content and method of delivery. Caregivers and professionals identified similar weaknesses (services not accessible to the community, lack of healthcare professionals, poor training for professionals) and strengths (community health worker-patient communications, provision of educational information, and pediatric care). Recommendations for improvement included: more doctors and specialists, more and better training, and scheduling improvements. Caregiver satisfaction with the ESF was found to be related to perceived benefits such as community health agent household visits (OR 5.8, 95%CI 2.8;12.1), good professional-patient relationships (OR 4.8, 95%CI 2.5;9.3), and family-focused health (OR 4.1, 95%CI 1.6;10.2); and perceived problems such as lack of personnel (OR 0.3, 95%CI 0.2;0.6), difficulty with access (OR 0.2, 95%CI 0.1;0.4), and poor quality of care (OR 0.3, 95%CI 0.1;0.6). Overall, 62% of caregivers reported being generally satisfied with the ESF services. CONCLUSIONS: Identifying the limitations and strengths of the Family Health Strategy from the healthcare professional and caregiver perspective may serve to advance primary community healthcare in Brazil.

Health problems in a population registered at the family health strategy: the community health agent as the key informant

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Pereira Barroso ◽  
Laurita Antanielle Alves da Silva ◽  
Carlos Alberto Quintão Rodrigues ◽  
Márcio Antônio Ribeiro Vieira ◽  
Maria Fernanda Veloso Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
The Family ◽  
Key Informant ◽  
Family Health Strategy ◽  
Community Health Agent

scholarly journals Job satisfaction and dissatisfaction among family health strategy professionals in a small city of Southern Brazil

Revista CEFAC ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-78
Author(s):  
Jacks Soratto ◽  
Silvana Cunha Fernandes ◽  
Cyntia Fontanella Martins ◽  
Cristiane Damiani Tomasi ◽  
Maria Teresa Brasil Zanini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Management ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
Work Relationships ◽  
Structural Work ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Health Strategy ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City

ABSTRACT Objective: to identify aspects that generate satisfaction and dissatisfaction among Family Health Strategy professionals working in the city of Cocal do Sul, SC. Methods: a qualitative study, conducted with 15 health professionals of three Family Health Strategy agencies. Data analysis was performed based on content analysis, supported by Atlas.ti software. Results: the results were structured from two macro categories, composed of five subcategories, which added 194 excerpts from 23 codes. The aspects related to satisfaction of the Family Health Strategy professionals were grouped into three subcategories, namely: satisfaction in the identification with the staff and work; satisfaction based on relationships with patients; and, structural work conditions and satisfaction. Within health professional dissatisfaction, two subcategories were created: dissatisfaction related to aspects of health management and the relationship between staff and patients, as promoters of dissatisfaction. Conclusion: the factors contributing to satisfaction and dissatisfaction are associated with working conditions and the work relationships established in professional practice.

scholarly journals Challenges facing community health workers in Brazil's Family Health Strategy : A qualitative study

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 309-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Grossman‐Kahn ◽  
Julia Schoen ◽  
John William Mallett ◽  
Alexandra Brentani ◽  
Elizabeth Kaselitz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
Family Health Strategy

scholarly journals The experience of the illness and of the treatment for the person with systemic arterial hypertension: an ethnographic study

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 1022-1029
Author(s):  
Silvana Maria Coelho Leite Fava ◽  
Marcia Maria Fontao Zago ◽  
Maria Suely Nogueira ◽  
Eliza Maria Rezende Dazio
Keyword(s):  
Arterial Hypertension ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Health Strategy ◽  
Points Of View

OBJECTIVE: to interpret the meanings of the experience of the condition and of the treatment among people with arterial hypertension. METHOD: the authors adopted the frames of reference of interpretive and medical anthropology and of the ethnographic method. 22 people with arterial hypertension, and 10 Family Health Strategy health workers, all from Minas Gerais, participated. The authors used interviews, participant observation, focus groups, field diaries and analysis of medical records. Ethical precepts were respected. RESULTS: two nuclei of meaning emerged: "The condition as an expression of way of living", and "The perspective of the cure of the condition". Nervous problems represent the nosological and symptomatic categories, caused by the urban way of living. The participants are supported by the belief of the curing of the problem. The family, spirituality and religion constitute social support networks. The therapeutic routes interpenetrate for the cure of the problem. The 'folk' health subsystem constitutes an important route because it provides better well-being and remission of the symptoms. CONCLUSION: the gaps evidenced between the points of view of the health professionals and the interviewees allow one to re-think the praxis so as to provide comprehensive, contextualized and humanized care, which encourages the people's potential for living, for empowerment, and for self-care.

scholarly journals Evaluation of knowledge of Oral Health of Community Health Agents connected with the Family Health Strategy

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 1185-1197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovana Renata Gouvêa ◽  
Marco Antônio Vieira Silva ◽  
Antônio Carlos Pereira ◽  
Fábio Luiz Mialhe ◽  
Karine Laura Cortellazzi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Disease Process ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Whitney Test ◽  
Mann Whitney Test ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Health Strategy

The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of Community Health Agents (CHA) about the oral health/disease process, and compare the results between those who work in Family Health Teams (FHT), with and without Oral Health Teams (OHT). The participants in this study were 162 subjects, representing 66% of the total number of CHA in the municipality, and 81 of them are connected with Family Health Units (FHU) with OHT, and 81 CHS with FHUs without OHT. Data were collected from October to December 2013, by application of a questionnaire, containing personal and professional data, and 12 validated questions about knowledge of the oral health/disease process. The Mann-Whitney test was applied to verify differences between the groups. Statistically significant differences were verified between the groups of CHA when the total scores of questions about the oral health/disease process were analyzed (p < 0.0021). It was concluded that knowledge about the oral health/disease process, of the CHAs connected with a FHU with an OHT was better when compared with that of CHAs connected with a FHU without an OHT.

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