Plano de ação para a prevenção de quedas e fratura de fêmur em idosos na área adstrita a Estratégia de Saúde da Família Andorinhas Ouro Preto/ MG

Abstract

Brazil is in an aging progress. Given the prospects of aging and the epidemiological transformations following it, it is important to invest in policies and actions directed to the elderly public health. in Brazil , the hip fracture is an important cause of morbidity and mortality for this population. Therefore, this paper proposes plan that focuses on prevention of falls and the hip fractures in the elderly people through measures that permeate the socio-economic and cultural context of the elderly. The actors involved in the plan are members of the Family Health Team, community, family, caregivers and, the elderly itself. The methodology used in its construction was the Situational Strategic Planning.