THE INTELLIGENT MAP AS APUBLIC HEALTH ACTION-PLANNING TOOL IN THE MICRO AREA CÓRREGO SETE - VILA VELHA / ES

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE The intelligent map, along with other tools, is used to perform a Family Heath Unity situational diagnosis, enabling a population characteristics spatial vision, aiding the health workers actions planning, in special the preventive. The aim of this study is to describe the Córrego Sete Intelligent Map making process, in order to improve the health service quality. METHOD The Health Community Agent with the Vila Velha University medical students performed the Participatory Rapid Estimation Method, fast and low cost method based on interviews with key community informants to collect geographical territory data recognition and population epidemiological profile identification. Subsequently, the Intelligent Map was made based on the collected data, on the primary care information system and on geographical satellite images. Considering the socioeconomic and epidemiological profile collected major health disorders were marked on the map with different colors in a dynamic and updatable way. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS With the Intelligent Map, it was possible to identify the main health problems in the community, such as bedridden patients, diabetes and hypertension; and enumerate the social profile, such as number of children, pregnant women and the elderly. It qualified and quantified the complex and multifactorial diseases facilitating the health workers intervention, in a quick, accessible and dynamic way. Inaddition, the map has provided the students the opportunity to study the community diagnosis and public health care in a health-disease social process.