Protocolo de atenção integral à saúde de crianças de risco habitual, até os cinco anos de idade, no município de Serra Azul de Minas

Abstract

This work refers to primary health care of children with usual risk, from birth to five years old, in the municipality of Serra Azul de Minas, Minas Gerais, located in the Vale do Jequitinhonha (Jequitinhonha Valley). The drafting of a protocol was developed to better service to children by family health teams. The intention was to develop an instrument geared to our local reality that could serve as a basis for practitioners to conduct queries of childcare with safety and effectiveness. The work was based on the protocols of the Ministry of Health, state and municipal health secretary and on some articles that deal with the matter in question. It appoints to the importance of evaluation of child growth and development and to the record of all data obtained during the consultations in Child Health Card. The intention is this material could be easy to understand and helps professionals in their needs in primary health care. With this work is expected to contribute to consolidation of comprehensive care to children, from birth to five years, reorganizing the health service of the municipality.