Saúde e envelhecimento em Cachoeira: os velhos batem às portas da atenção básica

Abstract

This monographic research owned primarily focus analyze how is the provision of health services in primary care for the elderly Cachoeira-Ba municipality from the look of the older people themselves and the professionals who serve them in the Basic Health Unit (BHU) . For this analysis was made, it was seen necessary to understand the concept of Old Age and Aging, how this process takes place in Brazil, in Bahia and Cachoeira; understand what health is and how the National Health Policy for the Elderly operates in promoting health to the elderly in primary care in the city of Cachoeira. The locus of the empirical research was the Basic Health Unit Aristides Novis, with a spontaneous sample of elderly respondents and professional teams who work in the Basic Health Unit has been chosen. The data were obtained through semi-structured interviews with public cited and through them, check the health services that are offered to the elderly in the Municipal Basic Attention and are in accordance with what is provided for in the National health Policy for the elderly.