Programa de atenção integral à saúde da mulher no município de Santana do Livramento: reflexões e constatações

Abstract

The issues involving a relevant theme such as the health care of the female population, that represents the greater part of the Brazilian population, motivated the production of this article, that aimed to identify how the actions of the Program of Integral Attention to Women's Health (PAISM, acronym in Portuguese) were developed in the Municipality of Santana do Livramento, between 2005 and 2015, work done through a case study in addition to a descriptive and documentary research based on SARGSUS reports, containing also an interview with the agent responsible for PAISM’s actions. It was found that from 2005 to 2015, PAISM developed its activities, and that, at the end of 2015, it was extinguished by the Municipality, and from 2016 on, the Family Health Strategy (ESF, acronym in Portuguese) teams were responsible for the development of these activities.