This article focuses on the implementation of the National Men's Health Care Policy from the nurses' perspective. It is an exploratory and descriptive qualitative study in which 17 nurses from the municipalities of the Entre Rios Municipalities Association, in Santa Catarina (Brazil), were interviewed. After analyzing the data, it was concluded that there are knowledge gaps both concerning the NationalMen's Health Care Policy and on the actions carried out at the municipalities. Men's health is focused on the biomedical health care model. It is concluded that there is need to train the professionals in order to attain the development of the policy pursuant to its assumptions.
human health; public policy; primary care