Evaluation of comprehensive care for older adults in primary care services.

Objective: To evaluate the performance of comprehensive care for older adults in primary care services in the Brazilian Unified Health System in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.

Methods: A total of 157 primary care services from five health regions in midwestern São Paulo responded, from October to December 2014, the pre-validated 2014 questionnaire for primary care services assessment and monitoring. We selected 155 questions, based on national policies and guidelines on this theme.

[Importance of local management for delivery of primary health care according to Alma-Ata principlesImportancia de la gestión local para una atención primaria de salud según las propuestas de Alma-Ata].

Objective: To describe the characteristics of the management process in primary health care units as well as the profile of managers, and to discuss the implications of these elements for the attainment of Unified Health System principles in Brazil in accordance with the propositions of the Alma-Ata Declaration.

Method: This descriptive, cross-sectional study used data collected with the Primary Care Service Quality Assessment tool (QualiAB), a self-administered, web-based instrument. QualiAB was voluntarily answered by 157 unit managers from 41 municipalities in the state of São Paulo from October to December 2014.

[Assessment of educational actions on the oral health of adolescents within the Family Health Strategy].

Objective: to evaluate the actions of education on the oral health of adolescents within the scope of the Family Health Strategy.

Methodology: A questionnaire was applied and a clinical exam conducted evaluating biofilm and gingival inflammation in 80 adolescents before and after interventions. A qualitative study of the brushing technique was also performed on 15 adolescents in the sample.