Projeto de intervenção para controle da hipertensão arterial sistêmica na unidade de saúde São Luiz do município Contagem - Minas Gerais

Abstract

The intervention project has been developed in the community of São Luiz-2, in the city of Contagem, Minas Gerais State. Hypertension is one of the most prevalent diseases in the population and constitutes cause of morbidity and mortality due to complications that are presented. This disease causes death, sequels, disabilities, also has physical and psychological limitations. It is observed that there are conditions, risk factors for the emergence or appearance of disease like unhealthy diets, hypercholesterolemia, alcoholism, obesity, sedentary lifestyle, stress, emotional stress, among others. These factors need to be tackled. For all these aspects mentioned earlier, this intervention project was proposed with the objective of increasing the control of the disease, anticipate its complications and improve the health status of our population.