Estratégias de prevenção da dengue: uma proposta de intervenção da Equipe de Saúde da Família de Chapadinha, Paracatu / MG

Abstract

The city of Paracatu, in April 2015, passed by an outbreak of Dengue,though the community Chapadinha, outlying district of the city had only 8cases reported. The family health team number 15, the reference toprimary care of about half the population of this community has prioritizedthis issue during the situational diagnosis of a strategic planning started in staff meeting. This work is justified by the high incidence of dengue cases in the city of Paracatu / MG, as well as the high rate of infestation byAedes aegypti (LIRAa). It is a disease with life-threatening complications,however, with high potential for preventing transmission by combating thevector. The objective of this paper is to propose an intervention projectaimed at preventing new cases of Dengue in the CSF Chapadinhacommunity in Paracatu / MG. To carry out this work was developed a planof action, defined by the method of Situational Strategic Planning. Twoprojects were drawn for addressing the critical nodes identified by thesituational diagnosis. The first project called "Clean City, Healthy Life"aims to address the problem of the presence of Dengue mosquitobreeding sites in urban lots, with the desired result of preventing thespread the diseases vector. The second project, called "It's time to fightDengue", aims to address the misinformation in the community about thedisease, seeking as a result the correct informing the general public about prevention, signs and symptoms, complications and treatment. It was concluded that interventions at the local level have great importance for the control of Dengue vector proliferation and reducing new cases of the disease. Therefore, it is important to raise awareness and motivate the various social actors involved. It is necessary to highlight the role of the family health team, which through multidisciplinary actions has knowledge and tools, such as situational strategic planning to address relevant issues of the enrolled community to the covered territory.