Plano de ação sobre a hipertensão arterial no distrito de São José de Almeida, em Jaboticatubas – Minas Gerais

Abstract

Hypertension is an important risk factor for the occurrence of heart diseases and cerebrovascular accidents, being the leading cause of premature death and disability in adults, according to the World Health Organization. This work aims to present a proposal for a plan of intervention for the control of hypertension of patients enrolled in Basic Health Unit of São José de Almeida, district of Jaboticatubas, in Minas Gerais state. To do so involved the steps of (1) presentation of the municipality and Strategic Situational Diagnosis in Health that shows a high prevalence of hypertension and its major risk factors; (2) literature review, addressing the systemic arterial hypertension and its conceptual aspects and (3) presentation of the proposed intervention. This proposal introduces operations to be carried out on three critical nodes: the continuous education actions and the promotion of health, the regular practice of physical activities and the nutritional guidance. Hopefully, with this work, achieve a higher level of education and health promotion, providing the population with an improvement in quality of life.