Evaluation of care for at-risk newborns from the perspective of a public health policy.

Publisher: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo Country of Publication: Brazil NLM ID: 9420934 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1518-8345 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 01041169 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Rev Lat Am Enfermagem

Original Publication: São Paulo : Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, 1993-

Health Policy* ; Public Health*; Intensive Care, Neonatal/*standards; Female ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Male ; Risk Factors

The aim was to evaluate the care for at-risk newborns under follow-up in their first year of life by the Growing Happily Program, developed in a city in inner São Paulo state. It is a population-based epidemiological health program evaluation study, which was based on the national guidelines of the Agenda of Commitments to Children and Child Mortality Reduction for data analysis. Results showed the program's institutional vulnerability, caused by problems related to its structure and process, with implications for its outcomes. Considering the adaptation of the criteria adopted by the Program for defining at-risk newborns, as well as the proposed interventions and strategies, in consonance with the Agenda of Commitments, the need for managers to make it a priority is appointed, by effectively including it in public health care policies to be developed in cities, in order to reverse the institutional vulnerability identified.

Date Created: 20110518 Date Completed: 20111004 Latest Revision: 20190608

20231215

10.1590/s0104-11692011000200010

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