Digital map for primary health care territorialization: an experience report

• Autor(a) principal: Alves, Júlio César Rabêlo
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Borges, Agostinho José Passos, Garcia, Emerson Gomes
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Baiana de Saúde Pública (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://rbsp.sesab.ba.gov.br/index.php/rbsp/article/view/3604
• topic: Enfermeiros de saúde da família; Tecnologia em saúde; Internato e residência; Territorialização da atenção primária; Enfermeras de salud familiar; Tecnología de la salud; Prácticas y residencia; Territorialización de la atención primaria; Family health nurses; Health technology; Internship and residence; Territorialization in primary health care

Primary Health Care (PHC) is defined as an entry level into the Unified Health System (SUS) in which takes place the process of territorialization, seeking to know the area assigned to the Family Health Unit. Thus, this experience report of a nurse resident in Family Health seeks to discuss the importance of the digital map in the territorialization process to improve PHC. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, which imposed social distancing measures, the idea of creating a digital map on the Google Earth and Maps platforms emerged, to supply the practice of territorialization, which had only and old and outdated drawing of the space. As such, this technological resource has become an ally for tracing health determinants to study health indicators, and to redistribute teams, contributing to the increase of Primary Care coverage, the knowledge of social facilities, the resoluteness of health promotion and disease prevention actions, and, consequently, the quality of care. Of easy applicability, the digital map has obtained good adherence and effectiveness in the actions of professionals and patients.