Indicadores em Vigilância Sanitária de Alimentos

Abstract

Undoubtedly the need for organization of public health surveillance, supported by the process of planning and evaluation and on technical and legal bases. This is fundamental for the information access and the construction and use of indicators. The practice of using Indicators in Health Surveillance is recent in Brazil and represents a great challenge as it is necessary to observe that the object size and sanitary indicator is intended to defining the type and characteristics best suited to them. Noting the difficulties of this task and the shortcomings in the studies when discussing the use of indicators to VISA, this study sought to answer the question: What indicators can contribute to the management / planning in health surveillance of food in the cities of medium and small sizes? Thus, this study aims to identify a set of indicators for the management / planning in order to identify data, information and indicators for situation analysis, monitoring and evaluation in regard to food VISA. This study explored the site DATASUS and some tools for planning, assessment and monitoring of Health Surveillance. The methodological process consisted of a systematic review on the topic of indicators, including their use in analyzing the health situation in the monitoring and evaluation, and other steps aimed at collecting data, developing a methodological tool and finally the test the proposal in a mediumsized city. The test of the proposal outlined in this study demonstrated the relevance and usability of findings at the municipal level, beyond the availability of information both for analysis of the health situation, but also to monitor sentinel events, or for occasional assessments. It is expected that the set of indicators constructed in this study support the city administration.