Proposta de intervenção para reduzir o índice de Hipertensão arterial sistêmica na área de abrangência da Equipe de Saúde Santa Lúcia em Divinópolis - Minas Gerais

Abstract

Hypertension is one of the most prevalent diseases in the world needing to your control, pharmacological treatment and pharmacological not. In Brazil represents one of the major public health problems due to its high prevalence and low adhesion of the people to treatment, although their risk factors are modifiable. Their most frequent complications include: stroke, cardiovascular disease and chronic renal failure, generating socio-economic impacts. This study aims to develop a contingency plan in order to improve the control of Hypertension and its complications in the area of Santa Lúcia health team in Divinópolis - Minas Gerais. Situational diagnosis were made and a review of literature on the topic to subsidize the development of the intervention project. From the identification of the causes of the high incidence of hypertension not controlled in the community, were planned actions to address the problem. It is hoped that this intervention project can be deployed and thus a reduction in the incidence of hypertension and its complications in the area covered by the team, thus contributing to a better quality of life