This article presents the First Master Plan for the Area of Health Policy, Planning, and Management (PPGS) of the Brazilian Association of Collective Health (Abrasco). Developed between 2022 and 2025 through workshops, meetings, questionnaires, inter...
Objective: To analyze the factors associated with non-vaccination against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) among adolescent students. Methods: This study was derived from the 2019 National School Health Survey (PeNSE), with students from the 7th grade of e...
Hospitalisations for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSCs) are increasingly used as an indicator of Primary Health Care (PHC) performance, but often inappropriately, when interpreted as a direct measure of the quality of these services without...
Objective: To estimate the prevalence and sociodemographic factors associated with the use of medication, psychotherapy, and integrative and complementary practices (ICP) for mental disorders in Brazil. Methods: Cross-sectional study with 10,958 ind...
The Health with Agent Program (PSA) is intended for the technical training of Community Health Agents (ACS) and Endemic Disease Control Agents (ACE). These professionals are extremely important in qualifying care in PHC and work in spaces of great cu...
Daniel Soranz is a family and community physician, public administrator, and federal deputy whose career has been closely linked to health policy in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro. As undersecretary and municipal secretary of Health, he led what ...
In the Federal District, high rates of congenital syphilis pose a challenge. The country's capital ranks 19th among the states with the highest incidence in children under one year of age, presenting a rate of 7.7 cases per thousand live births. This...
Introduction: São Paulo has the largest proportion of older adults in Brazil, and age is a key determinant of dementia, with substantial effects on quality of life. Objective: To analyze temporal trends in dementia-related hospitalization rates, dem...
