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0324/2025 - The Family Health Strategy and Health Surveillance: is it possible to integrate?
Saúde da Família e Vigilância em Saúde: é possível integrar?

Author:

• Luiz Augusto Facchini - Facchini, LA - <luizfacchini@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5746-5170

Co-author(s):

• Nilia Maria de Brito Lima Prado - Prado, NMBL - <nilia.ufba@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8243-5662
• Bruna Venturin - Venturin, B - <brunaventorim@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7347-0925
• José Patrício Bispo Júnior - Bispo Júnior, JP - <jpatricio@ufba.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4155-9612


Abstract:

This article analyzes the integration between Health Surveillance (HS) and Primary Health Care (PHC) in the Unified Health System (SUS), focusing on the fight against dengue and the challenges faced over 30 years of the Family Health Strategy (FHS). The study is exploratory-descriptive, developed in three stages: 1. a documentary review of SUS regulations to identify convergences and divergences in the guidelines for integrating health services and PHC; 2. a scoping review to map Brazilian experiences of articulation between the two; and 3. analysis of secondary data from the Arbovirus Monitoring Panel and the National Census of PHCUs, using dengue as a tracer condition. Between 2016 and 2022, Brazil saw a worsening of health indicators, exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, resulting in an increase in the incidence of dengue. The results highlight the need for intersectoral policies and coordinated actions between ESF and health surveillance teams. Despite progress, obstacles to integration persist, such as the fragmentation of actions and the scarcity of resources. The conclusion is that integration requires structural changes to strengthen local governance and social participation, allowing dengue and health emergencies to be tackled more effectively.

Keywords:

Health Surveillance; Primary Health Care; Dengue; Health Policy.

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Facchini, LA, Prado, NMBL, Venturin, B, Bispo Júnior, JP. The Family Health Strategy and Health Surveillance: is it possible to integrate?. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2025/Sep). [Citado em 26/01/2026]. Está disponível em: http://www.cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/the-family-health-strategy-and-health-surveillance-is-it-possible-to-integrate/19800



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