Programas de Saúde e o Sistema de Saúde da Marinha: a utilização da metodologia das Linhas de Cuidado no Programa de Controle da Hipertensão Arterial

Abstract

The confrontation of Chronic Non - Communicable Diseases has been deserving special attention from health managers. Motivated mainly by the peculiar features of modern life, it's observed among other changes, dietary patterns, housing conditions and lifestyle of individuals. That so - called "epidemic" is compromising quality of life and greatly contributing to rising costs of assistance provision. Concerned about the seriousness of this situation, researchers as Cecilio and Merhy proposed, guided by the constitutional concept of integrity, the creation of mechanisms to ensure access, continuity and quality of care for both the individual and the community. The Care Lines, developed based on Therapeutic Projects, emerge as one of the most promising measures to achieve that purpose. This work has the goal to evaluate the relevance of its use in Navy's Health System. In order to achieve this, the present thesis aims to describe the importance of confronting Chronic Non - Communicable Diseases; introduce the concept of Care Line; and propose a specific Care Linefor the Arterial Hypertension Control Program. The author, after bibliographical survey, concludes that the adoption of this methodology adds value to the provision of Medical-Hospital Care in Brazilian Navy.