Idoso com hanseníase em Miracema do Tocantins: estudo sobre a rede de proteção de saúde

Abstract

The research entitled: Family Health Expaned Center (NASF) and Leprosy: study on the elderly population of Miracema do Tocantins, aimed to identify the general concepts about the disease, the forms of transmission, prevention, treatment, recovery and rehabilitation of people affected by the disease. Hansen's disease, which are directly linked to Primary Care of the Unified Health System (SUS) represented by a set of national knowledge, procedures and guidelines for a broad intervention in various aspects of social life. And for the expansion of public health actions in the territories, the Family Health Strategy (ESF) is characterized as the priority gateway to a health system, mainly due to the continuity and comprehensiveness of primary care, in addition to coordination assistance within the system itself (locality), family-centered care, community guidance and participation, and the cultural competence of professionals. In this sense, we sought to recognize the health and social protection network of the elderly affected by the disease, the relationship with available public services, social rights and individual/collective duties related to leprosy, and finally, to draw a picture of the disease numbers in the State and in the City of Miracema do Tocantins, object of this study.