Evaluation of the decentralization of the sanitary surveillance practices of the municipality of Olinda, Pernambuco
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https://doi.org/10.22239/2317-269X.01320Keywords:
Health Evaluation, Decentralization, Sanitary SurveillanceAbstract
Introduction: The Sanitary Surveillance Actions (Visa) informs the population about risks to health. Health system evaluations are important to amplify the Visa actions and inform policy makers. Objective: Evaluate the level of implementation of decentralized practices in the Visa at the municipality of Olinda, Pernambuco. Methods: Normative evaluation of two components, structure and process, adopting a logical model and image-objective approaches. A self-applied questionnaire was adopted to collect information from a stratified and representative random sample including professionals form different sectors. The decentralization was ranked according to scores: incipient (0.0%–33.33%), partial (33.4%–66.6%) and implemented (66.7%–100.0%). Results: 62.3% of professionals classified the level of decentralization as partial (62.3%). The structure ranked 55.0% and the process ranked 84.2%. Managers, agents and inspectors gave different scores for the evaluation components. Conclusions: The decentralization of the Visa was classified as partially implemented, health system evaluations have the potential to strengthen the public health system in Olinda.
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