IDOSOS COM HANSENÍASE: ESTUDO SOBRE A REDE DE PROTEÇÃO DE SAÚDE DO TOCANTINS

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https://doi.org/10.20873/2024_v11_e7_SSLA_9

Abstract

The research "Elderly with leprosy: a study on the healthcare safety net in Tocantins" aims to understand general aspects of the disease, including transmission, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation in the elderly population, especially within the context of SUS Primary Care. It highlights the importance of the Family Health Strategy as the primary starting point in the healthcare system, ensuring continuity and comprehensiveness of care, coordination of assistance, focus on the family, community participation, and cultural competence of professionals. The study aims to recognize the healthcare and social safety net for elderly individuals with leprosy, including access to public services, social rights, and individual/collective responsibilities. It also presents epidemiological data on the disease in Miracema do Tocantins. The research adopts an exploratory approach, using bibliographic methods and a critical-dialectical methodology aligned with the ethical-political project of Social Services. It is concluded that it is fundamental to coordinate strategies between Family Health Teams and other institutions within the network of socio-assistance services to develop innovative proposals that enhance efficiency in serving elderly individuals with leprosy in the municipality.

Keywords: Leprosy. Family Health Strategy. Elderly.

Author Biography

ELISELIA RIBEIRO DE MORAIS GARCIA, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO TOCANTINS

Assistente Social do Centro de Referência de Assistência Social (CRAS) de Miracema do Tocantins

Published

2024-12-10

How to Cite

Vaz, A. E., & RIBEIRO DE MORAIS GARCIA, E. (2024). IDOSOS COM HANSENÍASE: ESTUDO SOBRE A REDE DE PROTEÇÃO DE SAÚDE DO TOCANTINS. DESAFIOS - Revista Interdisciplinar Da Universidade Federal Do Tocantins, 11(7). https://doi.org/10.20873/2024_v11_e7_SSLA_9

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Dossiê: Serviço Social na luta anticapacistista