A importância do Sistema Único de Saúde para o aprimoramento da Saúde Coletiva / The importance of the Unified Health System for improving Public Health

O artigo pretende resgatar a relevância do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) como Política Pública que alicerça a promoção e prevenção da saúde coletiva. A metodologia utilizada foi a revisão integrativa da literatura a partir da busca de artigos em Lilacs, MedLine e Scielo, utilizando os descritores: SUS, Saúde Coletiva e Pública e História da Saúde. Procedeu-se ao cruzamento dos descritores para elucidar as implicações de ações de promoção e prevenção em saúde para o aprimoramento da saúde coletiva.a utilização de escalas como a PUSH na avaliação dos cuidados prestados é essencial para nortear o atendimento.(AU)

This article aims to rescue the relevance of the Unified Health System (SUS) as a Public Policy that underpins the promotion and prevention of collective health. The methodology used was an integrative literature review from the search for articles in Lilacs, MedLine and Scielo databases, using the descriptors: SUS, Collective and Public Health, History of Health. The descriptors were crossed to elucidate the implications of actions with promotion and prevention for the improvement of collective health(AU)

Este artículo tiene como objetivo destacar la importancia del Sistema Único de Salud (SUS) como política pública que sustenta la promoción y prevención de la salud colectiva. La metodología utilizada fue una revisión bibliográfica integradora basada en la búsqueda de artículos en Lilacs, MedLine y Scielo, utilizando los descriptores: SUS, Salud Colectiva y Pública e Historia de la Salud. Los descriptores fueron cruzados para dilucidar las implicaciones de las acciones de promoción y prevención de la salud en la mejora de la salud colectiva.(AU)

Participação em saúde como elemento indissociável para o fortalecimento dos sistemas de atenção à saúde nas Américas

[RESUMO]. A presente revisão narrativa discute a relevância e os desafios da participação em saúde para o fortalecimento dos sistemas de atenção à saúde. Partindo de uma definição de participação em saúde como um processo dinâmico que dá às pessoas acesso e controle sobre os recursos de saúde por meio de envolvimento e experiência, o artigo sintetiza informações obtidas em documentos e debate em um evento internacional (Seminario Internacional: Experiencias y Modelos de Participación en Salud en América Latina y el Caribe). A esse material, foram agregados os resultados de buscas nas bases SciELO, PubMed e Google Acadê- mico utilizando os termos “community participation”, “community engagement”, “social control” e “community health planning”. Foram selecionados artigos de revisão e de opinião em âmbito nacional ou transnacional, sem limite de data ou idioma. A participação em saúde é um conceito atual, legitimado nas recomenda- ções para políticas de saúde descritas em documentos e publicações recentes. Em todo o mundo, cresce o número de estudos sobre o assunto; porém, nas Américas, três países (Estados Unidos, Canadá e Brasil) concentram a maioria das publicações. Os estudos abordam questões oportunas e demonstram consenso entre os pesquisadores de cada grupo independente. Entretanto, a área carece de intercâmbios e análises comparativas que contrastem diferentes experiências que transcendam as fronteiras nacionais e ampliem o conhecimento sobre a participação em saúde. Aconselha-se a criação de espaços de troca de experiências e oportunidades de pesquisa, bem como o estabelecimento de redes profissionais e de pesquisa no campo da participação em saúde.

[ABSTRACT]. The present narrative review discusses the relevance and challenges of community participation in health for health system strengthening. Based on a definition of community participation in health as a dynamic process that gives people access and control over health resources through involvement and experience, the article summarizes information obtained from documents and debate at an international event (Seminario Interna- cional: Experiencias y Modelos de Participación en Salud en América Latina y el Caribe). In addition, the SciELO, PubMed and Google Scholar databases were searched using the terms “community participation”, “community engagement”, “social control” and “community health planning” to identify national or transnatio- nal review and opinion articles. Community participation in health is a current concept, acknowledged in the recommendations for health policies described in recent documents and publications. Around the world, the number of studies on the subject is growing; however, in the Americas, three countries (United States, Canada and Brazil) accounted for most of the scientific publications identified in the databases. The studies address timely questions and show consensus among investigators within each individual research group. However, the area lacks exchanges and comparative analyses that contrast different experiences transcending national borders and expanding knowledge on community participation in health. The creation of more spaces for the sharing of experiences and research is advised, as well as the establishment of professional and research networks in the field of community participation in health.

[RESUMEN]. En esta revisión narrativa se analizan la relevancia y los retos de la participación en salud para el fortaleci- miento de los sistemas de atención de salud. A partir de una definición de la participación en salud como un proceso dinámico que da a las personas acceso y control sobre los recursos de salud por medio de la intervención y la experiencia, en el artículo se sintetiza la información obtenida de documentos y en un debate realizado en el denominado Seminario Internacional: Experiencias y Modelos de Participación en Salud en América Latina y el Caribe. A este material se agregaron los resultados de búsquedas en las bases de datos SciELO, PubMed y Google Académico con los términos “community participation”, “community engagement”, “social control” y “community health planning”. Se seleccionaron artículos de revisión y opinión de los ámbitos nacional o transnacional, sin límite de fecha ni de idioma. La participación en salud es un concepto actual, legitimado en las recomendaciones sobre políticas de salud descritas en documentos y publicaciones recien- tes. El número de estudios sobre el tema ha aumentado en todo el mundo, pero en las Américas, la mayoría de las publicaciones se concentran en tres países (Brasil, Canadá y Estados Unidos). En los estudios se abordan asuntos de actualidad y se demuestra el consenso existente entre los investigadores de cada grupo indepen- diente. Sin embargo, en este campo no hay intercambios ni análisis comparativos que permitan contrastar las diferentes experiencias más allá de las fronteras nacionales y ampliar el conocimiento sobre la participación en salud. Se recomienda crear ámbitos de intercambio de experiencias y oportunidades de investigación, y establecer redes profesionales y de investigación en el campo de la participación en salud.

Bottom-up innovative responses to COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean: addressing deprioritized populations

[ABSTRACT]. Objective. To identify and describe innovative initiatives implemented as a response to the interruption of health services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Methods. This was a descriptive study that reviewed 34 initiatives implemented during the COVID-19 pan- demic in LAC to address health services needs among deprioritized groups. The review of initiatives included four phases: a call for submissions of innovative initiatives from LAC countries; a selection of initiatives that had the ability to address health services gaps and that were innovative and effective; systematization and cataloging of the selected initiatives; and a content analysis of the information collected. Data were analyzed from September to October 2021. Results. The 34 initiatives show important variations regarding the target populations, the stakeholders involved, level of implementation, strategies, scope, and relevance of the innovative initiative. There was also evidence of the emergence of a bottom-up set of actions in the absence of top-down actions. Conclusion. The findings of this descriptive review of 34 initiatives implemented during the COVID-19 pan- demic in LAC suggest that systematizing the strategies and lessons learned has the potential to expand learning for re-establishing and improving post-pandemic health services.

[RESUMEN]. Objetivo. Detectar y describir iniciativas innovadoras instrumentadas como respuesta a la interrupción de los servicios de salud durante la pandemia de COVID-19 en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC). Métodos. Se trata de un estudio descriptivo en el que se examinaron 34 iniciativas instrumentadas durante la pandemia de COVID-19 en ALC para hacer frente a las necesidades de servicios de salud en grupos poblacionales desatendidos. La revisión constó de cuatro fases: convocatoria para la presentación de ini- ciativas innovadoras por parte de los países de la Región; selección de iniciativas capaces de abordar las deficiencias en los servicios de salud y que fueran innovadoras y eficaces; sistematización y clasificación de las iniciativas seleccionadas; y análisis del contenido de la información recopilada. Los datos se analizaron entre septiembre y octubre del 2021. Resultados. Las 34 iniciativas presentan importantes diferencias en cuanto a los grupos poblacionales desti- natarios, las partes interesadas implicadas, el grado de aplicación, las estrategias, el alcance y la pertinencia de la iniciativa innovadora. También se constató el surgimiento de un conjunto de acciones generadas desde la base como respuesta a la ausencia de medidas aplicadas de forma descendente. Conclusión. Los resultados de esta revisión descriptiva de 34 iniciativas aplicadas en ALC durante la pan- demia de COVID-19 sugieren que la sistematización de las estrategias y las enseñanzas extraídas podría ser útil para ampliar el aprendizaje con vistas al restablecimiento y la mejora de los servicios de salud pospandémicos.

[RESUMO]. Objetivo. Identificar e descrever iniciativas inovadoras implementadas em resposta à interrupção dos serviços de saúde durante a pandemia de COVID-19 na América Latina e no Caribe (ALC). Métodos. Este estudo descritivo analisou 34 iniciativas implementadas durante a pandemia de COVID-19 na ALC para atender às necessidades de serviços de saúde entre grupos que haviam perdido prioridade. A análise das iniciativas incluiu quatro fases: chamada pública para a apresentação de iniciativas inovadoras de países da ALC; seleção de iniciativas inovadoras e efetivas capazes de abordar lacunas nos serviços de saúde; sistematização e catalogação das iniciativas selecionadas; e análise de conteúdo das informações coletadas. Os dados foram analisados de setembro a outubro de 2021. Resultados. As 34 iniciativas apresentam variações importantes com relação às populações-alvo, partes interessadas envolvidas, nível de implementação, estratégias, escopo e relevância da iniciativa inovadora. Também houve evidências do surgimento de um conjunto de ações de baixo para cima (bottom-up) na aus- ência de ações de cima para baixo (top-down). Conclusão. Os resultados desta análise descritiva de 34 iniciativas implementadas durante a pandemia de COVID-19 nos países da ALC sugerem que a sistematização das estratégias e das lições aprendidas tem o potencial de ampliar as oportunidades de aprendizado para reestabelecer e aprimorar os serviços de saúde pós-pandemia.

[Doing, planning, "planning-doing:" a case of municipal pragmatism in collaboration with a university during the COVID-19 pandemic]. / Haciendo, planeando, "planhaciendo": una experiencia de pragmatismo municipal en la pandemia del Covid-19 en cooperación con la universidad.

This article critically analyzes local governments' abilities to face the COVID-19 pandemic by examining an instance of technical-scientific cooperation between a municipality and a university located in the northern Rio de Janeiro (state) beginning in April 2020. This collaboration included: the implementation of a situation room, data processing and analysis for decision making and for public communication, a telemonitoring center, ongoing training with territorial healthcare teams, and an epidemiological study of COVID-19 in the municipality, among other actions. We situate our analysis within a conceptual framework that adopts a micropolitical view of concepts such as experience, pragmatism, "live work in action," and desire. The notion of "planning-doing" is deployed as an inventive form of planning that is only narrated a posteriori, as an imperative act, a live government in action that depends on the movement of desire oriented by life, and that only takes place in collective spaces of management practices and health care.

Este artículo problematiza las posibilidades municipales de hacer frente a la pandemia de COVID-19, a partir de la cooperación técnico-científica entre un municipio y una universidad del norte del estado de Rio de Janeiro, a partir de abril de 2020, que involucró la implementación de una sala de situación, procesamiento y análisis de datos para la toma de decisiones y de información para la población, centro de televigilancia, educación permanente con equipos territoriales de atención y estudio epidemiológico de COVID-19 en el municipio, entre otras acciones. En este análisis se utilizó como soporte conceptual una visión micropolítica de los conceptos de experiencia, pragmatismo, trabajo vivo en acto y deseo. La noción de "planhaciendo" se retomó como una planificación inventiva que solo puede ser narrada a posteriori, un acto imperativo, un gobierno vivo en acto que depende de un movimiento anhelante orientado por la vida, y que solo se da en espacios colectivos de prácticas de gestión y de atención a la salud.

"Eternally restarting" or "a branch line of continuity"? Exploring consequences of external shocks on community health systems in Haiti.

BACKGROUND: Community health systems (CHS) are integral in promoting well-being in humanitarian settings, like Haiti, a country plagued by disruptive socio-political and environmental shocks over the past two decades. Haiti's community health workers (CHWs) as critical intermediaries have persisted throughout these contextual shocks. This study explores how shocks influence CHS functionality and resilience in Haiti. METHODS: We applied an inductive and deductive qualitative approach to understand the lived experience of CHS actors. A desk review of peer-review and grey literature searched 393 and identified 25 relevant documents on community health policies, guidelines, and strategies implemented over the last fifteen years in Haiti. In-depth interviews with policy and program stakeholders (n = 12), CHWs (n = 24), and CHW supervisors and community health auxiliary nurses (n = 15) were conducted. RESULTS: Various shocks - political transitions, natural disasters, and disease outbreaks - describe Haiti's protracted complex humanitarian setting and reveal distinct influences on CHS functionality (challenges and enablers), resilience, and mediating factors (eg, policy, financing, governance, parallel systems). Consequences of civil unrest and lockdowns (political transitions), internal displacement and infrastructural damage (natural disasters), and livelihood depletion and food insecurity (natural disasters and disease outbreaks) affect CHS functioning. CHW resilience is rooted in their generalized scope of work, intrinsic motivation, history in the community, trusting relationships, self-regulatory capacity, and adaptability. Mental health and safety among CHS actors and communities they serve pose challenges to CHS functionality and resilience, while reinforcing collaborations that promote CHW coverage and support and sustain CHS. Participants recommended government support for CHWs, collaborations stewarded by the government and complemented by partners, sub-national autonomy, and integration of disaster preparedness for all CHWs. CONCLUSIONS: Political transitions, natural disasters, and disease outbreaks in Haiti continue to profoundly influence CHS functioning, despite mitigating policy and programming efforts. This study documents the relevance of CHS in maintaining primary health care for a country in protracted crises and suggests that propositions of CHW resilience can be explored in complex humanitarian settings globally.

The construction of public sports service guarantee system in a healthy community in the background of public health / A construção de um sistema de garantia de serviço desportivo público em uma comunidade saudável no contexto da saúde pública / Construcción de un sistema de garantía de servicios deportivos públicos en comunidades urbanas saludables en el contexto de la salud pública

ABSTRACT Community sports are a very important part of urban public service. It directly affects the quality of life of residents and plays an important role in improving the health level of the masses. However, there are still many problems in the current public sports service system, which hinders the provision of public health. In order to ensure the effectiveness of the indicators of community sports service guarantee system, this study uses the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process to construct the community public sports service guarantee system, and verifies the effectiveness of the system constructed by this method through an example application. The results show that the weight of each index from large to small is service effectiveness > residents' demand > service capacity > service content; the weight of service effectiveness is 48.46%, which is an important indicator of service guarantee system. In addition, the effectiveness of the community sports service system was verified, and the CR value of the evaluation index system was greater than 0.1, which showed that the consistency of the evaluation index system met the requirements. The public sports service guarantee system constructed by the research institute has good applicability and high practical value. I hope that the research results can provide some reference for the improvement of grass-roots sports service construction, and provide some theoretical support for the construction of grass-roots service evaluation system.

RESUMO O desporto comunitário é uma parte muito importante do serviço público urbano. Afeta diretamente a qualidade de vida da população e desempenha um papel importante na melhoria do nível de saúde das massas. No entanto, ainda há muitos problemas no atual sistema de serviço público de desporto comunitário, o que dificulta a prestação da saúde pública. A fim de garantir a eficácia dos indicadores do sistema de garantia do serviço desportivo, este estudo utiliza o processo hierárquico analítico difuso para construir o sistema de garantia do serviço desportivo público e verifica a eficácia do sistema construído por este método através de uma aplicação dada como exemplo. Os resultados mostram que o peso de cada índice, de alto para baixo, é a eficácia do serviço > demanda da população > capacidade de serviço > conteúdo de serviço; o peso da eficácia do serviço é 48.46%, que é um importante indicador do sistema de garantia do serviço. Além disso, a eficácia do sistema de serviços desportivos foi verificada, e o valor CR do índice de avaliação do sistema foi superior a 0.1, o que mostrou que a consistência do sistema de índice de avaliação satisfazia os requisitos. O sistema público de garantia do serviço desportivo construído pelo instituto de pesquisa tem boa aplicabilidade e elevado valor prático. Espero que os resultados da investigação possam servir de referência para a melhoria da construção de serviços desportivos de base e proporcionar algum apoio teórico à construção de um sistema de avaliação de serviços de base.

RESUMEN Los deportes comunitarios son una parte muy importante del servicio público urbano. Afecta directamente la calidad de vida de los residentes y juega un papel importante en la mejora del nivel de salud de las masas. Sin embargo, todavía existen muchos problemas en el actual sistema público de servicios deportivos, lo que dificulta la prestación de servicios de salud pública. Con el fin de asegurar la efectividad de los indicadores del sistema de garantía del servicio deportivo comunitario, este estudio utiliza el proceso de jerarquía analítica difusa para construir el sistema de garantía del servicio público deportivo comunitario, y verifica la efectividad del sistema construido por este método a través de una aplicación de ejemplo. Los resultados muestran que el peso de cada índice, de mayor a menor, es la eficacia del servicio> la demanda de los residentes> la capacidad del servicio> el contenido del servicio; el peso de la efectividad del servicio es del 48,46%, lo que es un indicador importante del sistema de garantía del servicio. Además, se verificó la efectividad del sistema de servicios deportivos comunitarios y el valor de RC del sistema de índice de evaluación fue mayor a 0.1, lo que mostró que la consistencia del sistema de índice de evaluación cumplió con los requisitos. El sistema de garantía del servicio público de deportes construido por el instituto de investigación tiene una buena aplicabilidad y un alto valor práctico. Espero que los resultados de la investigación puedan proporcionar alguna referencia para la mejora de la construcción de servicios deportivos de base y proporcionar algún apoyo teórico para la construcción de un sistema de evaluación de servicios de base.

Haciendo, planeando, "planhaciendo": una experiencia de pragmatismo municipal en la pandemia del Covid-19 en cooperación con la universidad / Doing, planning, "planning-doing": a case of municipal pragmatism in collaboration with a university during the COVID-19 pandemic

RESUMEN Este artículo problematiza las posibilidades municipales de hacer frente a la pandemia de COVID-19, a partir de la cooperación técnico-científica entre un municipio y una universidad del norte del estado de Rio de Janeiro, a partir de abril de 2020, que involucró la implementación de una sala de situación, procesamiento y análisis de datos para la toma de decisiones y de información para la población, centro de televigilancia, educación permanente con equipos territoriales de atención y estudio epidemiológico de COVID-19 en el municipio, entre otras acciones. En este análisis se utilizó como soporte conceptual una visión micropolítica de los conceptos de experiencia, pragmatismo, trabajo vivo en acto y deseo. La noción de "planhaciendo" se retomó como una planificación inventiva que solo puede ser narrada a posteriori, un acto imperativo, un gobierno vivo en acto que depende de un movimiento anhelante orientado por la vida, y que solo se da en espacios colectivos de prácticas de gestión y de atención a la salud.

ABSTRACT This article critically analyzes local governments' abilities to face the COVID-19 pandemic by examining an instance of technical-scientific cooperation between a municipality and a university located in the northern Rio de Janeiro (state) beginning in April 2020. This collaboration included: the implementation of a situation room, data processing and analysis for decision making and for public communication, a telemonitoring center, ongoing training with territorial healthcare teams, and an epidemiological study of COVID-19 in the municipality, among other actions. We situate our analysis within a conceptual framework that adopts a micropolitical view of concepts such as experience, pragmatism, "live work in action," and desire. The notion of "planning-doing" is deployed as an inventive form of planning that is only narrated a posteriori, as an imperative act, a live government in action that depends on the movement of desire oriented by life, and that only takes place in collective spaces of management practices and health care.

Health system interventions for adults with type 2 diabetes in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND: Effective health system interventions may help address the disproportionate burden of diabetes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We assessed the impact of health system interventions to improve outcomes for adults with type 2 diabetes in LMICs. METHODS AND FINDINGS: We searched Ovid MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, African Index Medicus, LILACS, and Global Index Medicus from inception of each database through February 24, 2020. We included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of health system interventions targeting adults with type 2 diabetes in LMICs. Eligible studies reported at least 1 of the following outcomes: glycemic change, mortality, quality of life, or cost-effectiveness. We conducted a meta-analysis for the glycemic outcome of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c). GRADE and Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care methods were used to assess risk of bias for the glycemic outcome and to prepare a summary of findings table. Of the 12,921 references identified in searches, we included 39 studies in the narrative review of which 19 were cluster RCTs and 20 were individual RCTs. The greatest number of studies were conducted in the East Asia and Pacific region (n = 20) followed by South Asia (n = 7). There were 21,080 total participants enrolled across included studies and 10,060 total participants in the meta-analysis of HbA1c when accounting for the design effect of cluster RCTs. Non-glycemic outcomes of mortality, health-related quality of life, and cost-effectiveness had sparse data availability that precluded quantitative pooling. In the meta-analysis of HbA1c from 35 of the included studies, the mean difference was -0.46% (95% CI -0.60% to -0.31%, I2 87.8%, p < 0.001) overall, -0.37% (95% CI -0.64% to -0.10%, I2 60.0%, n = 7, p = 0.020) in multicomponent clinic-based interventions, -0.87% (-1.20% to -0.53%, I2 91.0%, n = 13, p < 0.001) in pharmacist task-sharing studies, and -0.27% (-0.50% to -0.04%, I2 64.1%, n = 7, p = 0.010) in trials of diabetes education or support alone. Other types of interventions had few included studies. Eight studies were at low risk of bias for the summary assessment of glycemic control, 15 studies were at unclear risk, and 16 studies were at high risk. The certainty of evidence for glycemic control by subgroup was moderate for multicomponent clinic-based interventions but was low or very low for other intervention types. Limitations include the lack of consensus definitions for health system interventions, differences in the quality of underlying studies, and sparse data availability for non-glycemic outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: In this meta-analysis, we found that health system interventions for type 2 diabetes may be effective in improving glycemic control in LMICs, but few studies are available from rural areas or low- or lower-middle-income countries. Multicomponent clinic-based interventions had the strongest evidence for glycemic benefit among intervention types. Further research is needed to assess non-glycemic outcomes and to study implementation in rural and low-income settings.

Lessons learned about co-creation: developing a complex intervention in rural Peru.

Background: Co-creation is the process of involving stakeholders in the development of interventions. Although co-creation is becoming more widespread, reports of the process and lessons learned are scarce.Objective: To describe the process and lessons learned from using the COHESION manual, a co-creation methodology to develop interventions aimed at the improvement of diagnosis and/or management of chronic diseases at the primary healthcare level in a low-resource setting in Peru.Methods: Observational study to describe the use of the COHESION manual 'Moving from Research to Interventions: The COHESION Model' developed for a multi-country project in low- and middle-income countries for co-creation and the adaptations needed to customize it to the local context of rural communities in northern Peru.Results: The actual process of co-creation in Peru included co-creation-related questions in the formative research; an initial consultation with stakeholders at the micro, meso, and macro levels (e.g. community members, health workers, and policy-makers); the analysis of the collected data; a second consultation with each stakeholder group; the prioritization of intervention options; and finally the design of a theory of change for all activities included in the complex intervention. The complex intervention included: 1) offer training in specific diseases and soft skills to health workers, 2) create radio programs that promote chronic disease prevention and management plus empower patients to ask questions during their visits to primary health care (PHC) facilities, and 3) provide a small grant to the PHC for infrastructure improvement. Small adaptations to the COHESION manual were necessary for this co-creation process.Conclusion: This study provides a practical example of the process of co-creating complex interventions to increase access and quality of health care in a low-resource setting. The process, components, challenges and opportunities identified could be useful for other researchers who want to co-create interventions with beneficiaries in similar settings.

Responsabilidade da população, objetivo da cooperação na área da saúde da Região de Lausanne (Suíça)? Um estudo de caso / La responsabilité populationnelle, objectif de la coopération au sein du Réseau Santé Région Lausanne (Suisse)? une étude de cas / Population responsibility, objective of cooperation within the health network of Lausanne Region (Switzerland)? a case study

A Rede Regional de Saúde de Lausanne (RSRL) é a maior (em termos de população) das quatro redes de saúde que cobrem o território do Distrito de Vaud, na Suíça. As qualidades destas redes (projectos inovadores, contribuição para a fluidez do sistema de saúde, etc.) foram frequentemente elogiadas. Contudo, desde a sua criação, no final da década de 1990, a sua eficiência tem sido difícil de demonstrar. Para tal, os seus membros - prestadores de cuidados hospitalares e ambulatórios - deveriam ter aumentado significativamente o seu nível de cooperação, por exemplo, através da partilha de um número crescente de actividades e projectos, reunindo simultaneamente os recursos necessários para a sua execução. Após o fracasso, em 2012, da introdução do managedcare sob o controle das seguradoras no âmbito federal e, em 2017, de um projeto de lei para criar quatro entidades regionais de saúde comunitária sob o controle do Estado com responsabilidade populacional, abre-se uma janela de oportunidade para que os profissionais de saúde agrupados dentro das redes decidam por si mesmos, ou seja, numa abordagem bottomup, intensificar gradualmente a sua cooperação em torno de projectos inovadores e significativos, até seepossivel reivindicar esta responsabilidade colectiva, pelo menos para a parte da população mais afectada pelos seus serviços: os idosos e as pessoas em perda de autonomia. O Projecto de Cuidados Anticipados (PCA), que se encontra numa fase piloto no âmbito da RSRL com a participação de outras redes e autoridades distritais, poderá ser um primeiro passo nesta direcção. (AU)

Réseau Santé Région Lausanne (RSRL) is the most important (in terms of population) of four healthcare networks covering the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The qualities of these networks (innovative projects, contribution to the fluidity of the health system, etc.) have often been praised. But since their creation in the late 1990s, their efficiency has hardly been demonstrated. To do this, their members - both stationary and ambulatory care providers - would have had to significantly increase their level of cooperation, for example by sharing an increasing number of activities and projects while pooling the resources needed for their implementation. After the failure in 2012 of the introduction of managed care under the control of insurers at the federal level and then, in 2017, of a bill to create under the control of the State four regional community health organizations with a population responsibility, an opportunity raises for the care providers grouped within the networks to decide themselves, in a bottom-up approach, to gradually intensify their cooperation around innovative and meaningful projects, to be able to claim this collective responsibility, at least for the part of the population mainly concerned by their services: the elderly and fragile people. The Advanced Care Project (PAS), piloted within the RSRL with the participation of other networks and cantonal State services, could be a first step in this direction. (AU)

Le Réseau Santé Région Lausanne (RSRL) est le plus important (en termes de population) des quatre réseaux de soins couvrant le territoire du Canton de Vaud en Suisse. Les qualités de ces réseaux (projets innovateurs, contribution à la fluidité du système de santé, etc.) ont souvent été saluées. Mais, depuis leur création à la fin des années 1990, leur efficience a été difficilement démontrée. Pour y parvenir, il aurait fallu que leurs membres ­ prestataires de soins stationnaires et ambulatoires ­ élèvent significativement leur degré de coopération, par exemple en partageant un nombre croissant d'activités et projets tout en mutualisant les ressources nécessaires à leur mise en œuvre. Après l'échec en 2012 de l'introduction du managed care sous le contrôle des assureurs au plan fédéral puis, en 2017, d'un projet de loi visant à créer sous le contrôle de l'État quatre entités régionales de santé communautaire dotées d'une responsabilité populationnelle, une fenêtre d'opportunité s'ouvre pour que les prestataires de soins regroupés au sein des réseaux décident eux-mêmes, c'est à dire dans une démarche bottom up, d'intensifier graduellement leur coopération autour de projets innovateurs et porteurs de sens, jusqu'à être en mesure de revendiquer cette responsabilité collective, au moins pour la partie de la population principalement concernée par leurs prestations : les personnes âgées et en perte d'autonomie. Le projet anticipé des soins (PAS), en phase pilote au sein du RSRL avec la participation des autres réseaux et des instances cantonales, pourrait être une première étape dans cette direction. (AU)

Guía de conteo poblacional / Population counting guide

Conteo poblacional se comprenderá como la serie de acciones y procedimientos de recolección de datos de personas, identificación de viviendas y familias, comunidades, sectores y territorios con fines eminentemente sanitarios, relacionando las condiciones de vida, los problemas de salud, sus determinantes sociales y factores de riesgo presentes en ellas. Debido a que las características de la población de una comunidad son dinámicas, se hace necesario realizar cada año una actualización de la información que es de uso necesario para las acciones de salud, lo cual lo diferencia del censo de población que es estático, de cohorte, con otro tipo de indicadores dado por el ente rector el Instituto Nacional de Estadística ­INE-. Además permite el contacto directo entre los equipos de salud del Ministerio de Salud y la población a su cargo Este documento además, forma parte de las herramientas para la implementación del Modelo de Atención y Gestión, junto a la "Guía para la elaboración de un croquis" y a la "Guía de acercamiento y negociación", que forman parte de los documentos que hay en esta App. Este documento contiene los lineamientos y ruta a seguir para el desarrollo del conteo poblacional, describe conceptos básicos, sus características, la secuencia de fases y pasos que incluyen preparación y organización de los equipos de trabajo, herramientas y registro de datos, revisión, análisis y certificación de la información recolectada. Los principales usuarios son el personal que conforman los equipos de salud ­ES- responsables de cada sector y territorio de los distritos de salud.

Knowledge and practices regarding toxoplasmosis in housewives: A cross sectional study in a northern Mexican city.

We aimed to determine the knowledge and practices regarding toxoplasmosis among housewives in the northern Mexican city of Durango. One hundred eighty-five women (mean age: 41.27 ± 12.40 years old) with an occupation of housewife were studied. A self-administered questionnaire was used. This tool included items about the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, its transmission routes, general clinical, diagnostic, and treatment aspects of toxoplasmosis, and practices to avoid infection. A minority (<10%) of women knew about the parasite, the disease, how the transmission occurs, the clinical manifestations, how an infection is diagnosed, the treatment, and how to avoid toxoplasmosis. Some women knew that cats can transmit T. gondii infection (20%), and that the parasite can be found in cat feces (20.5%). Only 7.6% of women knew that infection with T. gondii can be transmitted by consumption of contaminated food or water. Only 1.1% of women knew about the prevalence of T. gondii infection. Some (4.9%) women used to taste raw meat while cooking, and 7.6% used to undercook meat. In addition, 20% of women used to eat raw dried meat, and 13.5% consumed untreated water. Less than 90% of women always washed their hands before cooking, and washed fruits or vegetables. The majority (75.1%) of women never wore gloves when handling raw meat. About one quarter (27.6%) of women always froze meat. And 16.2% of women cleaned cat feces. This is the first study regarding knowledge and practices about toxoplasmosis in housewives. Poor knowledge regarding T. gondii infection, toxoplasmosis, and practices to avoid infection among the housewives studied was found. High risk practices for infection were identified. Strategies to improve toxoplasmosis-related knowledge and practices to avoid T. gondii infection and its sequelae in housewives are highly needed.

Population-based study in a rural area: methodology and challenges.

OBJECTIVE: To describe the planning, sampling, operational aspects of the field, and the sample obtained during a research conducted in a rural area, specifying and discussing the main logistical difficulties unique to these places and the solutions adopted. METHODS: We carried out a population-based, cross-sectional survey between January and June 2016, with a representative sample of the population aged 18 years or over living in the rural area of Pelotas (approximately 22,000 individuals), State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. We collected demographic, socioeconomic, and health-related information, such as alcohol consumption, cigarette consumption, depressive symptoms, quality of diet, quality of life, physical activity, satisfaction with the health unit, overweight or obesity, and sleep problems. RESULTS: In the 720 domiciles sampled, 1,697 individuals were identified and 1,519 were interviewed (89.5%). The study initially drew 24 census tracts and proposed the visit to 42 households per tract; however, we need to adjust the method, such as decreasing the number of households per census tract (from 42 to 30) and identifying housing centers in each tract. The main reasons for these changes were difficulty accessing the area, large distances between households, misconceptions in the satellite data available (which did not fit the reality), and high cost of the field work. CONCLUSIONS: The previous detailed recognition of the research environment was crucial for decision making as the maps and territory had geographical inconsistencies. The strategies and techniques used in studies for the urban area are not applicable to the rural area given the outcomes observed in Pelotas. The decisions taken, keeping the methodological rigor, were essential to ensure the timely execution of the study with the financial resources available.

Community-Informed Health Promotion to Improve Health Behaviors in Honduras.

BACKGROUND: Honduras is the second poorest country in Central America. The already high burden of disease is disproportionately worse among individuals with less education and limited access to health care. Community engagement is needed to bridge the gap in health care resources with the need for health promotion and education. Culturally relevant health promotion activities can foster transcultural partnerships. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to partner nursing students with village leaders to assess a community's health needs and implement health promotion activities in Honduras. DESIGN: Participatory action research was used in the study. METHOD: U.S. nursing students ( n = 4) partnered with a nonprofit organization and community partners in Villa Soleada to interview mothers in Villa Soleada, a Honduran village of 44 families, and implement health promotion activities targeted to the health priorities of their families. RESULTS: Structured interviews with 24 mothers identified gastrointestinal issues, health care access and quality, and malaria as the top three priorities. Ninety-two percent of respondents were interested in nurse-led health promotion. Activities engaged new community partners. DISCUSSION: This partnership and learning model was well received and sustainable. The U.S. nurses involved in the partnership gained exposure to Honduran health issues and led locally tailored health promotions in Villa Soleada. The community's response to health promotion were positive and future activities were planned. IMPLICATIONS: Nursing student's immersion experiences to support population-based health activities in low-resource settings are a replicable model that can help build healthier communities with a sustainable local infrastructure. Transcultural nursing experiences enhance students' perspectives, increase personal and professional development, strengthen nursing students' critical thinking skills, and for some students, confirm their desire to practice in an international arena.

Population-based study in a rural area: methodology and challenges / Estudo de base populacional na zona rural: metodologia e desafios

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe the planning, sampling, operational aspects of the field, and the sample obtained during a research conducted in a rural area, specifying and discussing the main logistical difficulties unique to these places and the solutions adopted. METHODS We carried out a population-based, cross-sectional survey between January and June 2016, with a representative sample of the population aged 18 years or over living in the rural area of Pelotas (approximately 22,000 individuals), State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. We collected demographic, socioeconomic, and health-related information, such as alcohol consumption, cigarette consumption, depressive symptoms, quality of diet, quality of life, physical activity, satisfaction with the health unit, overweight or obesity, and sleep problems. RESULTS In the 720 domiciles sampled, 1,697 individuals were identified and 1,519 were interviewed (89.5%). The study initially drew 24 census tracts and proposed the visit to 42 households per tract; however, we need to adjust the method, such as decreasing the number of households per census tract (from 42 to 30) and identifying housing centers in each tract. The main reasons for these changes were difficulty accessing the area, large distances between households, misconceptions in the satellite data available (which did not fit the reality), and high cost of the field work. CONCLUSIONS The previous detailed recognition of the research environment was crucial for decision making as the maps and territory had geographical inconsistencies. The strategies and techniques used in studies for the urban area are not applicable to the rural area given the outcomes observed in Pelotas. The decisions taken, keeping the methodological rigor, were essential to ensure the timely execution of the study with the financial resources available.

RESUMO OBJETIVO Descrever o planejamento, a amostragem, os aspectos operacionais do campo e a amostra obtida durante pesquisa realizada na zona rural, especificando e discutindo as principais dificuldades logísticas peculiares a esses locais e as soluções adotadas. MÉTODOS Entre janeiro e junho de 2016, foi realizado inquérito transversal de base populacional, com amostra representativa da população com 18 anos de idade ou mais residente na zona rural de Pelotas (cerca de 22 mil), RS, Brasil. Foram coletadas informações demográficas, socioeconômicas e relacionadas à saúde, como consumo de bebidas alcoólicas, consumo de cigarros, sintomas depressivos, qualidade da alimentação, qualidade de vida, atividade física, satisfação com a unidade de saúde, excesso de peso ou obesidade e problemas do sono. RESULTADOS Em 720 domicílios amostrados, 1.697 indivíduos foram identificados e 1.519 foram entrevistados (89,5%). O estudo, inicialmente, sorteou 24 setores e propôs-se a visitar 42 domicílios/setor, mas foram necessárias adequações metodológicas, especialmente a redução do número de domicílios por setor (de 42 para 30) e a identificação de núcleos habitacionais nos setores. As principais razões para as adequações foram dificuldade de acesso aos locais, grandes distâncias entre residências, equívocos nos dados geográficos disponíveis via satélite (não condiziam com a realidade) e alto custo. CONCLUSÕES O prévio reconhecimento detalhado do ambiente de pesquisa foi fundamental para a tomada de decisão perante às inconsistências geográficas entre mapas e território. As estratégias e técnicas dos estudos na zona urbana não são aplicáveis à zona rural no que tange ao contexto observado em Pelotas. As medidas adotadas, mantendo o rigor metodológico, foram fundamentais para garantir a execução do estudo no tempo planejado e com os recursos financeiros disponíveis.

Prevalence of Chronic Pain, Treatments, Perception, and Interference on Life Activities: Brazilian Population-Based Survey.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Chronic pain affects between 30% and 50% of the world population. Our objective was to estimate the prevalence of chronic pain in Brazil, describe and compare differences between pain types and characteristics, and identify the types of therapies adopted and the impact of pain on daily life. METHODS: Cross-sectional study of a population-based survey with randomized sample from a private database. The interviews were conducted by phone. 78% of the respondents aged 18 years or more agreed to be interviewed, for a total of 723 respondents distributed throughout the country. Independent variables were demographic data, pain and treatment characteristics, and impact of pain on daily life. Comparative and associative statistical analyses were conducted to select variables for nonhierarchical logistic regression. RESULTS: Chronic pain prevalence was 39% and mean age was 41 years with predominance of females (56%). We found higher prevalence of chronic pain in the Southern and Southeastern regions. Pain treatment was not specific to gender. Dissatisfaction with chronic pain management was reported by 49% of participants. CONCLUSION: 39% of interviewed participants reported chronic pain, with prevalence of females. Gender-associated differences were found in intensity perception and interference of pain on daily life activities.

Metabolic syndrome in subjects with bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder in a current depressive episode: Population-based study: Metabolic syndrome in current depressive episode.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the differences in the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) and their components in young adults with bipolar disorder (BD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) in a current depressive episode. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study with young adults aged 24-30 years old. Depressive episode (bipolar or unipolar) was assessed using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview - Plus version (MINI Plus). The MetS was assessed using the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP/ATP III). RESULTS: The sample included 972 subjects with a mean age of 25.81 (±2.17) years. Both BD and MDD patients showed higher prevalence of MetS compared to the population sample (BD = 46.9%, MDD = 35.1%, population = 22.1%, p < 0.001). Higher levels of glucose, total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol, Body Mass Index, low levels of HDL cholesterol, and a higher prevalence of abdominal obesity were observed in both BD and MDD individuals with current depressive episode compared to the general population. Moreover, there was a significant difference on BMI values in the case of BD and MDD subjects (p = 0.016). CONCLUSION: Metabolic components were significantly associated with the presence of depressive symptoms, independently of the diagnosis.

Setting health priorities in a community: a case example.

OBJECTIVE: To describe the methodology used in the process of setting health priorities for community intervention in a community of older adults. METHODS: Based on the results of a health diagnosis related to active aging, a prioritization process was conceived to select the priority intervention problem. The process comprised four successive phases of problem analysis and classification: (1) grouping by level of similarity, (2) classification according to epidemiological criteria, (3) ordering by experts, and (4) application of the Hanlon method. These stages combined, in an integrated manner, the views of health team professionals, community nursing and gerontology experts, and the actual community. RESULTS: The first stage grouped the identified problems by level of similarity, comprising a body of 19 issues for analysis. In the second stage these problems were classified by the health team members by epidemiological criteria (size, vulnerability, and transcendence). The nine most relevant problems resulting from the second stage of the process were submitted to expert analysis and the five most pertinent problems were selected. The last step identified the priority issue for intervention in this specific community with the participation of formal and informal community leaders: Low Social Interaction in Community Participation. CONCLUSIONS: The prioritization process is a key step in health planning, enabling the identification of priority problems to intervene in a given community at a given time. There are no default formulas for selecting priority issues. It is up to each community intervention team to define its own process with different methods/techniques that allow the identification of and intervention in needs classified as priority by the community. OBJETIVO: Descrever a metodologia utilizada no processo de estabelecimento de prioridades em saúde para intervenção comunitária, numa comunidade idosa. MÉTODOS: Partindo dos resultados de um diagnóstico de saúde no âmbito da promoção do envelhecimento ativo, concebeu-se um processo de estabelecimento de prioridades a fim de selecionar o problema prioritário para intervenção. O processo integrou quatro etapas sucessivas de análise e classificação dos problemas: (1) agrupamento por nível de similitude, (2) classificação de acordo com critérios epidemiológicos, (3) ordenação por peritos e (4) aplicação do método de Hanlon. No decurso destas etapas, combinaram-se, de forma integrada, as perspetivas dos profissionais da equipe de saúde, de peritos em enfermagem comunitária e gerontologia e da própria comunidade. RESULTADOS: Na primeira etapa, agruparam-se por nível de similitude os problemas identificados, constituindo-se um corpo de 19 problemas para análise. Na segunda, esses problemas foram classificados pelos elementos da equipe de saúde, mediante a aplicação de critérios de cariz epidemiológico (magnitude, vulnerabilidade e transcendência). Os nove problemas mais relevantes resultantes da operacionalização da segunda etapa do processo foram submetidos a análise por peritos, e selecionados os cinco problemas com maior pertinência de atuação. Na última etapa, com recurso à participação de líderes formais e informais da comunidade, identificou-se o problema prioritário para intervenção nessa comunidade específica: a Baixa Interação Social na Participação Comunitária. CONCLUSÕES: O processo de estabelecimento de prioridades é uma etapa fundamental do planejamento em saúde, permitindo identificar os problemas prioritários a intervir numa determinada comunidade e num determinado momento. Não existem fórmulas predeterminadas para a seleção de problemas prioritários. Cabe a cada equipe de intervenção comunitária a definição de um processo próprio com diferentes métodos/técnicas que possibilitem a identificação e intervenção em necessidades classificadas como prioritárias pela comunidade.

Vivência integrada na comunidade: inserção longitudinal no Sistema de Saúde como estratégia de formação médica / Integrated experience in the community: longitudinal health care insertion as medical education strategy / Vivencia integrada en la comunidad: inserción longitudinal en el Sistema de Salud como estrategia de formación médica

Propostas inovadoras para o processo ensino-aprendizagem nos cursos de Medicina vêm sendo desenvolvidas em busca de uma formação profissional generalista, humanista e crítica. A partir da aprovação do Programa Mais Médicos (PMM), novas escolas foram criadas adotando metodologias de ensino ativas e promovendo maior integração ensinoserviço-comunidade. Este artigo é um relato de experiência sobre o desenvolvimento do módulo Vivência Integrada na Comunidade no curso de Medicina da Escola Multicampi de Ciências Médicas do Rio Grande do Norte, que oportuniza ao estudante uma inserção longitudinal no sistema de Saúde em municípios do interior do Nordeste. Essa proposta vem promovendo maior integração entre a universidade, os gestores e os trabalhadores da Saúde. A aposta é a de que este módulo poderá contribuir com a fixação do médico na região e fortalecer o sistema de Saúde no interior do Brasil.

Innovative teaching-learning process proposals for medical courses have been developed for generalist, humanistic, critical professional education. Beginning with approval of the More Doctors Program, new schools were created, adopting active teaching methodologies and promoting further community-service-teaching integration. This paper is an experience report on the development of the Integrated Experience in the Community module in the medical course at the Medical Sciences Multi-campuses College of Rio Grande do Norte, which provides students with longitudinal insertion opportunities in the healthcare system of the hinterland towns of the Northeast region. This proposed module has been promoting further integration between the university managers, and healthcare workers. The goal of this module is to contribute to securing physicians for in the region and strengthening the healthcare system in the Brazilian hinterland.

Se han desarrollado propuestas innovadoras para el proceso enseñanza-aprendizaje en los cursos de medicina a la búsqueda de una formación profesional generalista, humanista y crítica. A partir de la aprobación del Programa Más Médicos se crearon nuevas escuelas, adoptando metodologías de enseñanza activas y promoviendo una mayor integración enseñanza-serviciocomunidad. Este artículo es un relato de experiencia sobre el desarrollo del módulo "Vivencia integrada en la comunidad" en el curso de medicina de la Escuela Multicampi de Ciencias Médicas de Rio Grande do Norte que proporciona al estudiante una inserción longitudinal en el sistema de salud en municipios del interior del Nordeste de Brasil. Esta propuesta ha promovido una mayor integración entre la Universidad, los gestores y los trabajadores de la salud. La apuesta es que este módulo podrá contribuir con la fijación del médico en la región y fortalecer el sistema de salud en el interior de Brasil.