Elderly health and implementation of the Brazilian National Health Policy for Elderly Persons on the performed actions in basic healthcare

Authors

  • Roseli Schminski Vieira Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense
  • Reginaldo de Souza Vieira Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9044.v17i1p14-37

Keywords:

Basic Healthcare, Elderly Health, Health Right, Health Services, Human Rights.

Abstract

The Brazilian National Health Policy for Elderly Persons (PNSPI – in Portuguese) was formulated by the Ministry of Health through Ordinance No. 2.528/2006 in line with the 1988 Brazilian Constitution. The study investigated whether municipalities from the South region of the State of Santa Catarina had knowledge and applied the PNSPI, on the performed actions in basic healthcare, especially on the Units of Family Healthcare Services based on what the Constitution and the Statute of the Elderly comprise. A deductive method with a qualitative approach and a descriptive research were used. As a result, some difficulties experienced by the research subjects related to two important points of policies and strategies of PNSPI were identified: the lack of a planned policy and of a continuous health education for the elderly; and the lack of a stimulating exercise of social control, whether in the health sector, or in the Municipal Council of Elderly People.

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Author Biographies

  • Roseli Schminski Vieira, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense

    Especialista em Gestão na Atenção Básica à Saúde pela Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense. Enfermeira. Pesquisadora do Laboratório de Direito Sanitário e Saúde Coletiva da Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense (LADSSC/UNESC). Criciúma/SC, Brasil.

  • Reginaldo de Souza Vieira, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense

    Doutor e mestre em Direito pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina; bacharel em Direito pela Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina. Líder do Laboratório de Direito Sanitário e Saúde Coletiva da Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense (LADSSC-UNESC) e do Núcleo de Estudos em Estado, Política e Direito (NUPED-UNESC). Professor permanente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Desenvolvimento Socioeconômico (PPGDS-UNESC). Membro Titular da Rede Iberoamericana de Direito Sanitário. Advogado. Criciúma/SC, Brasil.

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Published

06/30/2016

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 1 (2016)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Vieira, R. S., & Vieira, R. de S. (2016). Elderly health and implementation of the Brazilian National Health Policy for Elderly Persons on the performed actions in basic healthcare. Journal of Health Law, 17(1), 14-37. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9044.v17i1p14-37