Proposta de intervenção para avaliação, controle e acompanhamento de hipertensos da área de abrangência da unidade básica de saúde pôr do sol.

Abstract

The Hypertension is a major public health problem with a progressive increase in its prevalence. To be a risk factor for cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and renal diseases is responsible for high morbidity and mortality, but still with great difficulties in relation to its control. To initiate activities in the family health team Pôr do Sol in Lagoa Santa - Minas Gerais could be seen that the situation was no different: large number of hypertensive blood pressure uncontrolled, indiscriminate prescription refills, misinformation and lack of awareness of the risks of the disease and the importance of proper control. Thus, in conversation with the health team, we decided that this would be a major health problem being addressed. To work defines therefore to develop a project to raise within the unit Pôr do Sol, the number and control of hypertension to propose accompanying measures and control of these patients. To support the proposed intervention was carried out a literature review on the topic and elaborate an action plan to address the issue at different levels of care, from health staff awareness to the realization of operative groups with hypertensive users and change in flow of prescription refills. Changing a routine care and seek educate a population is not a simple task, but professionals in the health care network there are fundamental importance in the hypertension control strategies.