Proposta de intervenção para a identificação e planejamento de ações prioritárias em saúde no município de Congonhas do Norte

Abstract

Congonhas do Norte, located in the central region of Minas Gerais, with a population of 4.943 inhabitants presents serious problems of sanitation and access. This study aims to develop a proposal for intervention, through the Strategic Situational Planning, and planning to identify priority health actions in Congonhas do Norte. The proposed methodology consists on collecting data by participant observation, semi-structured and informal interviews through interactions with the public and professionals to build the Situational Diagnosis; literature review of the participatory planning for defining issues amenable to intervention; presentation and election of priority actions. Owing to the theoretical foundation for the realization of this work, we used the databases SciELO, Lilacs and other publications related to the topic, from the descriptors "strategic planning", "participatory planning" and "primary health care" in articles published in portuguese in the period 1999 to 2014. The preparation of the Situational Diagnosis allowed to know the singularities of the municipality and understand the the population profile. Moreover, it was possible to identify the weakness caused by the lack of sector action planning and support to professionals. As perspectives, highlights the importance of the stimulus provided by the development of multidisciplinary meeting and the need to continue this, as well as facilitate the implementation of the chosen priorities.