The Support Center for Family Health in Goiania (GO): perceptions of professionals and managers

ABSTRACT

The Support Center for Family Health (Nasf) was created in 2008 to strengthen Primary Health Care in Brazil. In Goiania (GO), it was implanted five teams in a municipal area. The aim of the study was to analyze the deployment process of the Nasf in Goiania from the perceptions of its employees and managers. Interviews were conducted, and the data were analyzed from the technique of thematic analysis. If conclude that the matrix support, the recruitment of effective professionals and the accomplishment of the educational process brought advances to the Nasf in Goiania, although with challenges due to working conditions and the Family Health Teams' resistances.

KEYWORDS:
Public health; Family health; Primary Health Care