Bases para uma Atenção Primária à Saúde integral, resolutiva, territorial e comunitária no SUS: aspectos críticos e proposições

Abstract

The Research Network in Primary Health Care (APS) of the Brazilian Association of Collective Health (Abrasco) held a workshop during the 13th Brazilian Congress of Collective Health entitled "Foundations for an Integral, Resolutive, Territorial, and Community Primary Health Care in the SUS: Critical Aspects and Proposals" with the participation of 200 congress participants.The goals set for this activity were to analyze the advances, challenges, threats, and setbacks in the national policy on primary care/basic health care; to present a strategic political agenda for APS in the SUS; and to discuss with key actors a set of proposals for a quality Integral, Resolutive, Territorial, and Community Primary Health Care in the SUS. The dynamics of the activities were carried out through presentations and discussions in interaction with participants and representatives of SUS managers and professionals working in APS in the SUS. The main results of the presentations and discussions pointed to the need to adopt a wide range of strategic and tactical actions and measures to recover the principles of APS in an action aimed at society to strengthen the SUS.