Saúde do trabalhador no município de Vespasiano, Minas Gerais: estudo de caso

Abstract

This study aimed to describe the reality of health care worker in the city of Vespasiano, Minas Gerais. The methodology was based on qualitative approach to design the case study, using personal contacts to free data collection. The results demonstrate the absence of the development of action on workers' health and an organizational structure capable of accomplishing it, evidenced by the absence of a Technical Reference, which makes the records of occurrences able to compose a database on the health of worker. Consequently, there exists a minimal staff specifically trained to meet conditions related to work, care is provided in the Basic Health as common conditions, affecting the system of reference and counter reference in Occupational Health. We conclude that in some cities, such as the city of Vespasiano, are developed social and political strategies to initiate actions that address the health of the employee, upon production of a Technical Reference and sensitize and train the team for this type of care In the sense of an integral and effective care to workers, even in towns that do not contain references to Centres in occupational health.