National policy health care of man: vision of managers of SUS

Abstract

Objective: the objective was to know how is the implementation of the National Policy Health Care of Man (NPHCH) from the perspective of the managers of the Unified Health System in seventeen cities in the west of Santa Catarina in southern Brazil. Method: This is a qualitative exploratory and descriptive search, which was attended by fifteenth managers. For data collection we used a semi-structured interview. Results: The results point to weaknesses in the discourse on knowledge of the policy Point and other devices on that drive Primary Care in Brazil. The actions carried out in the municipalities are focused on the detection of prostate cancer, increasing the number of specialist medical consultation and in control of some chronic diseases. Conclusion: This study highlights the need to train managers and various investments for the implementation and consolidation of NPHCH the reality studied.