Saúde do trabalhador no SUS: possibilidades de atuação da Atenção Primária à Saúde

Abstract

Workers' health is an essential component of public health, directly influencing the work performance, prevention of accidents and ensuring the completeness, but it is not fully inserted in the SUS (Unique Health System), either in primary health care, gateway to the health system Brazil, which due to its specificities, is a valuable tool to link and access to a significant quantity of workers, mainly in the informal sector. The various possibilities of performance of primary health worker are discussed in this text which is based on documents available on Occupational Health, Primary Health Care and Public Health. At the end we conclude that according to the literature, there are barriers of a political and technical hindering the performance of primary care in Occupational Health. It is suggested a broadening of the dialogue with the trade union movement, the development of laws clearer, the upgrading of the actions of community health workers in the field of occupational health, overcoming the dichotomy assistance / supervision, among other actions.