Structure of services and material health resources associated with the School Health Program

Abstract

ABSTRACT Objectives: to describe the structure used in the School Health Program and analyze the association between its material resources and the actions carried out. Methods: cross-sectional, quantitative, analytical, and normative study. A normative instrument of the program was applied to collect data from May to July 2017 with 105 Family Health Strategy professionals. Data were organized and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics on IBM SPSS Statistics 22.0 software. Results: financial resources were made available with low periodicity; the most used human resources were dentists; the most frequent infrastructure resource was the school; the most frequently used materials were those related to administrative support (legal-size paper and pen) and clinical resources (fluoride, toothbrush, and toothpaste). An association was identified between resources and anthropometric assessment activities and vaccination status. Conclusions: the program structure showed reduced financial resources and priority participation of human resources from the health sector, and the actions were carried out by using the school infrastructure and administrative and clinical materials.

Keywords

• School Health Services
• Financial Resources in Health
• Health Workforce
• Structure of Services
• Material Resources in Health