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  • The study examines the transition from the Family Health Program to the Family Health Strategy in 2011, focusing on health indicators linked to primary care sensitive diseases in São Paulo's Metropolitan Region.
  • Data was collected from 2002 to 2007, utilizing a variety of health indicators from local municipalities, with statistical analysis performed using Pearson's correlation and SPSS software.
  • Overall, the findings indicate minimal change in health indicators, with most remaining stable; there were low percentages of improvement or deterioration, and some data was missing.

Article Abstract

Objective: To analyze the Family Health Program replaced by the Family Health Strategy in 2011, based on health indicators and diseases classified as primary care sensitive.

Methods: This was a descriptive, analytical and documental study carried out in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo between 2002 and 2007. We analyzed data from Health observatory for the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. Pearson's correlation and the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software version 17.0 were used to calculate data associations.

Results: We used 30 of the 31 health indicators of 24 from the 39 studied municipalities. A total of 720 (100%) health primary care sensitive indicators were analyzed in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo.

Conclusion: Percentages of improvements and worsening were low. In addition, some data were not presented. The majority of indicators remained stable.

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