Validation of the logical model of implementation of the ongoing education in Health Policy in Primary Health Care

Abstract

The goal of this study was to describe the process of validation of the logical model of implementation of the Ongoing Education in Health Policy in Primary Health Care in the municipality of Vitória, state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. It was an evaluability study in which quantitative and qualitative techniques were used. We used the Delphi method with 15 (municipal and state) specialists, between January and June 2019. The participants classified the structural components, and the activities and products needed for the implementation of the policy and its respective results and impacts. There was a consensus regarding the items that would reach more than 80% of agreement, which were confirmed by the analysis of the median and interquartile range. The results were organized according to the technical components. Financial and human resources were considered indispensable. Regarding the processes, the items considered relevant for the implementation of the policy were: collective development of the ongoing education in health actions and of a document to guide the actions of the municipality, as well as evaluation instruments. The items regarding the results and impact were considered relevant, except for those related to the organization and structuring of the policy at the state and regional levels. The validated logical model was established as a contribution to the management of the Ongoing Education in Health Policy in Vitória.

professional education in public health; ongoing education; health policy; primary health care; validation studies