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Resumo O estudo procura apontar diferentes configurações de Redes de Atenção à Saúde na atenção básica e hospitalar, a partir de características de cobertura, qualidade e resolubilidade nas macrorregiões de saúde. Estudo transversal, utilizou a técnica de análise de cluster e segmentou 103 macrorregiões em distintos perfis de cobertura, qualidade e resolubilidade: grupo 1 (alta cobertura/AB e média/AH; baixa qualidade AB-AH com alta resolubilidade); grupo 2 (alta cobertura/AB e baixa/AH; baixa qualidade AB-AH com média resolubilidade); e o grupo 3 (alta cobertura/AB e média/AH; alta qualidade AB-AH com alta resolubilidade). A cobertura na AB foi classificada como alta para 100% da população brasileira, e na AH, baixa para 9,70% e média para 90,29%. Qualidade/AB-AH é baixa para 58,54% e alta para 41,15%. A resolubilidade é alta para 90,29% e média para 9,70%. No Brasil, verifica-se expansão da cobertura com baixa qualidade/AB, insuficiência de leitos hospitalares e baixa qualidade/AH com alta resolubilidade. Todavia, prevalece alta qualidade AB-AH no Sudeste e no Sul. A estruturação das redes de saúde ainda se configura de baixa resolutividade, demandando estímulos à governança de arranjos interfederativos.

Abstract This study seeks to point out the different configurations of Health Care Networks in primary care (AB) and Hospital Care (AH), dimensioned based on coverage, quality, and resolvability characteristics in health macro-regions. Cross-sectional study used the cluster analysis and segmented 103 macro-regions into different profiles of coverage, quality and resolubility: group 1 (high coverage/AB and medium/AH; low quality AB-AH with high resolubility); group 2 (high coverage/AB and low/AH; low quality AB-AH with medium resolubility) and group 3 (high coverage/AB and medium/AH; high quality AB-AH with high resolubility). Coverage in AB was classified as high for 100% of the Brazilian population and in AH low to 9.70% and medium to 90.29%. Quality/AB-AH is low for 58.54% and high for 41.15%. Resolubility is high for 90.29% and medium for 9.70%. In Brazil, there is expansion of coverage with low quality/AB; shortage of hospital beds and low quality/HA with high resolution. However, in the Southeast and South, high AB-AH quality prevails. The structuring of health networks is still characterized by low resolution, demanding incentives for the governance of inter-federal arrangements.

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An initial and comprehensive map of ecological regions across the conterminous United States was provided by Omernik in 1987. Because that paper was the most-cited published by the Annals of the American Association of Geographers, we sought to assess and quantify its contribution to science. To do so, we conducted a scientometric analysis to address the following main questions: 1) What are the temporal and spatial citation trends? We expected that Omernik's paper would still be employed 36 years after its publication, and mostly in the United States of America. 2) For what types of environments and organisms has it been applied? Based on its generality, we expected that it had been applied to both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. 3) What are the main applications of Omernik's article? We predicted that it would mostly be used for describing and delineating study sites and management areas, as well as for selecting regional reference sites. The number of citations presented a positive temporal increase, indicating its continued applicability. Most papers dealt with aquatic environments, mainly in streams carried out predominantly in the United States of America, as was one of its earliest applications. The usefulness of ecoregions for assessing and managing biotic and abiotic patterns and distributions were the main topics addressed by scientists. Ecoregions have offered a general framework for developing regional expectations and rational regional management policies across large areas, as was their original intent. In addition, ecoregion maps were used for communicating patterns-or the lack of them-to interested scientists, citizens, and decision-makers. That comprehensiveness of Omernik's ecoregion approach has led to its widespread applicability and continued usefulness to a diverse set of scientific and management disciplines.

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ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Viral hepatitis is a major public health concern worldwide. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to analyze the factors that facilitate access to care for viral hepatitis. DESIGN AND SETTING: Using a sequential mixed method, this evaluation research was conducted in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. METHODS: Mapping of references and selection of regions were made based on the quantity and heterogeneity of services. The stakeholders, including the managers of the State Department of Health and professionals from reference services, were identified. Nine semi-structured interviews were conducted using content analysis and discussions guided by the dimensions of the analysis model of universal access to health services. RESULTS: In the political dimension, decentralizing services and adhering to the Intermunicipal Health Consortium are highly encouraged. In the economic-social dimension, a commitment exists to allocate public funds for the expansion of referral services and subsidies to support users in their travel for appointments, medications, and examinations. In the organizational dimension, the availability of inputs for testing, definition of user flow, ease of scheduling appointments, coordination by primary care in testing, collaboration following the guidelines and protocols, and engagement in extramural activities are guaranteed. In the technical dimension, professionals actively commit to the service and offer different opening hours, guarantee the presence of an infectious physician, expand training opportunities, and establish intersectoral partnerships. In the symbolic dimension, professionals actively listen to the experiences of users throughout their care trajectory and demonstrate empathy. CONCLUSIONS: The results are crucial for improving comprehensiveness, but necessitate managerial efforts to enhance regional governance.

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Abstract Objectives: evaluate the association between the maternal near miss rate (TNMM) and sociodemographic and health care factors. Methods: this is an aggregated, cross- sectional epidemiological survey, with regression analysis and spatial analysis, with the units of analysis being the 399 municipalities that make up the four health macro- regions in the state of Paraná, Brazil. Data from the years 2018 to 2021 were obtained through the state maternal near miss report and monitoring system. Results: the state's total TNMM was 6.4 per 1,000 live births, with an increasing trend during the studied period (p<0.001). Sociodemographic and healthcare factors were not associated with TNMM, except for municipalities with a higher degree of urbanization (β adjusted=0.022; CI95%=0.002-0.041) and located in the northern health macro-region (β adjusted=12.352; CI95%= 10.779-15.099), demonstrated by clusters with high and positive associations (high-high). Conclusion: the lack of association with sociodemographic and care factors may be due to their low effect on near miss, or the underreporting of near miss cases in the state. The differences found can be justified by the organization of health services and the intense regionalization of municipalities belonging to the macronorth, which have a better near miss report culture.

Resumo Objetivos: avaliar a associação existente entre a taxa de near miss materno (TNMM) com fatores sociodemográficos e assistenciais de saúde. Métodos: trata-se de uma pesquisa epidemiológica agregada, transversal, com análises de regressão e análise espacial, sendo as unidades de análise os 399 municípios que compõem as quatro macrorregiões de saúde do estado do Paraná, Brasil. Os dados provenientes dos anos de 2018 a 2021 foram obtidos por meio do sistema estadual de notificação e monitoramento do near miss materno. Resultados: a TNMM total do estado foi de 6,4 por 1.000 nascidos-vivos, com tendência de aumento no período estudado (p<0,001). Fatores sociodemográficos e assistenciais não se associaram com a TNMM, exceto municípios com maior grau de urbanização (β ajustado=0,022; IC95%= 0,002-0,041) e localizados na macrorregião norte de saúde (β ajustado=12,352; IC95%= 10,779; 15,099), demonstrado por clusters com associações altas e positivas (high- high). Conclusão: a ausência de associação com os fatores sociodemográficos e assistenciais podem decorrer do baixo efeito dos mesmos sobre o near miss, ou à subnotificação de casos de near miss materno no estado. As diferenças encontradas podem ser justificadas pela organização dos serviços de saúde e intensa regionalização dos municípios pertencentes à macronorte, os quais apresentam melhor cultura de notificação de near miss.

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Resumo Este artigo objetivou analisar o grau de implantação do planejamento regional, considerando como condição traçadora os fluxos assistenciais para o câncer de colo de útero, em uma região de saúde do SUS baiano. Trata-se de um estudo avaliativo, do tipo avaliação da implantação do planejamento regionalizado em saúde, a partir de um estudo de caso da Região de Saúde de Vitória da Conquista (RSVC), Bahia. Realizaram-se 29 entrevistas com gestores e representantes da Comissão Intergestores Regional (CIR) e foram analisados 103 documentos. A matriz avaliativa subsidiou a mensuração do grau de implantação do planejamento pelos municípios, considerada incipiente, com três municípios apresentando grau intermediário (M1, M2 e M3); apenas M4 atingiu o grau avançado. Observou-se o caráter político nas tomadas de decisão persistente, preterindo-se a análise técnica e, consequentemente, não favorecendo as ações de monitoramento do acesso, que foram pontuais, e reduzindo a capacidade de controle e negociação junto aos prestadores de serviços privados. Os desafios da gestão, organização sistêmica e contexto político regional foram determinantes para a incipiente implantação do planejamento ante a incoerência entre instituições e características desfavoráveis à integração intermunicipal, sendo necessárias ações estratégicas para fortalecer a capacidade de planejamento integrado entre municípios.

Abstract This article aimed to analyze the degree of implementation of regional planning, considering care flows for cervical cancer as a defining condition, in a health region of the SUS in Bahia. This is an evaluative study, evaluating the implementation of regionalized health planning, based on a case study of the Vitória da Conquista Health Region (RSVC), state of Bahia. Twenty-nine interviews were carried out with managers and representatives of the Regional Intermanagers Commission (CIR) and 103 documents were analyzed. The evaluation matrix supported the measurement of the level of planning implementation by the municipalities, considered incipient, with three municipalities showing an intermediate level (M1, M2, and M3); only M4 reached an advanced grade. The political nature of persistent decision-making was observed, neglecting technical analysis and, consequently, not favoring access monitoring actions, which were punctual, and reducing the capacity for control and negotiation with private service providers. The challenges of management, systemic organization, and regional political context were decisive for the incipient implementation of planning given the incoherence between institutions and characteristics unfavorable to inter-municipal integration, making strategic actions necessary to strengthen the capacity for integrated planning between municipalities.

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PREMISE: Cacti are characteristic elements of the Neotropical flora and of major interest for biogeographic, evolutionary, and ecological studies. We tested global biogeographic boundaries for Neotropical Cactaceae using specimen-based occurrences, coupled with data from visual observations, as a means to tackle the known collection biases in the family. METHODS: Species richness and record density were assessed for preserved specimens and human observations, and a bioregional scheme tailored to Cactaceae was produced using the interactive web application Infomap Bioregions, based on data from 261,272 point records cleaned through automated and manual steps. RESULTS: We found that areas in Mexico and southwestern USA, in eastern Brazil, and along the Andean region have the greatest density of records and the highest species richness. Human observations complement information from preserved specimens substantially, especially along the Andes. We propose 24 cactus bioregions, among which the most species-rich are northern Mexico/southwestern USA, central Mexico, southern central Mexico, Central America, Mexican Pacific coast, central and southern Andes, northwestern Mexico/extreme southwestern USA, southwestern Bolivia, northeastern Brazil, and Mexico/Baja California. CONCLUSIONS: The bioregionalization proposed shows biogeographic boundaries specific to cacti and can thereby aid further evolutionary, biogeographic, and ecological studies by providing a validated framework for further analyses. This classification builds upon, and is distinctive from, other expert-derived regionalization schemes for other taxa. Our results showcase how observation data, including citizen-science records, can complement traditional specimen-based data for biogeographic research, particularly for taxa with specific specimen collection and preservation challenges and those that are threatened or internationally protected.

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Resumo Este trabalho aborda os desafios contemporâneos do setor de saneamento básico brasileiro. As características de rentabilidade e dinamismo setorial puseram os serviços estatais de A & E no foco da agenda das reformas estruturais sob o argumento de que os governos não dispõem de recursos necessários para universalizar a cobertura. A agenda da reforma dos serviços de A & E advoga a concessão a empresas privadas da comercialização do abastecimento de água e do tratamento do esgotamento sanitário. Em convergência com esta agenda de reforma estrutural, a aprovação em 15 de julho de 2020 da Lei 14.026 alterou em profundidade o marco legal do saneamento, adotando integralmente a pauta da desestatização do setor. O novo marco regulatório veta o contrato de programa, torna obrigatória a licitação para contratação do serviço de saneamento, estabelece diretrizes nacionais para que estados e municípios acessem recursos federais e institui o regime de regulação nacional por meio da Agência Nacional de Águas e Saneamento Básico. O modelo cooperativo praticado no Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) pode servir como referência para a construção de um pacto social no setor.

Abstract This paper describes the challenges currently facing Brazil's basic sanitation sector. The sector's characteristic profitability and dynamism have brought State-run Water & Sewage (W&S) services into the spotlight of the structural reform agenda on the argument that governments do not have the resources necessary to universalize coverage. There is a pattern of W&S services' operating with a surplus, which helps explain the intense dispute in recent years in favour of legal changes to the market position of CESBs and local providers to favour an expanding role for private agents. Converging with the structural reform agenda, Law 14,026, sanctioned on 15 July 2020, made far-reaching changes to the legal framework for sanitation and provided for the State's complete withdrawal from the sector. The new regulatory framework prohibited programme contracts, required tender processes for sanitation service contracts, encouraged regionalization without CESBs, set out national guidelines for States and municipalities to access federal funding and introduced a national regulation regime under the National Waters and Basic Sanitation Agency. The model of cooperation that operates in the SUS could serve as a reference for constructing a social pact in the sector.

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RESUMO Ao final do ano de 2019 o mundo foi surpreendido pela Covid-19, que chegou ao Brasil no início de 2020, fazendo com que o Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) adotasse estratégias imediatas para atender as necessidades de saúde da população, colocando em evidência todos os obstáculos que o sistema de saúde vinha enfrentando nos últimos anos. O estado de São Paulo não foi diferente do restante do País em relação ao enfrentamento. Este estudo objetivou identificar as principais estratégias adotadas em 5 regiões de saúde de São Paulo, com foco na gestão regional, analisando os processos e práticas adotados para o enfrentamento à pandemia da Covid-19. Tratou-se de um estudo qualitativo, realizado através de estudo de casos múltiplos, com abordagem exploratória, a partir de pesquisa de campo e realização de oficinas regionais. As regiões de saúde deste estudo puderam comprovar a importância da intersetorialidade nas ações de saúde como um todo. Notou-se o grande papel dos municípios nestas ações e a união destes, fortalecendo o papel da regionalização e ampliando a importância da governança em saúde. Ademais, as regiões de saúde saíram fortalecidas porque exerceram seu papel de liderança e organizaram ações junto aos municípios.

ABSTRACT At the end of 2019 the world was surprised by COVID-19, which arrived in Brazil at the beginning of 2020, causing the Unified Health System (SUS) to adopt immediate strategies to meet health needs, as well as putting in check all the obstacles that the health system has been facing in recent years. In the state of São Paulo it was not different from the rest of the country in relation to the confrontation. This study aimed to identify the main strategies adopted in 5 health regions of São Paulo, focusing on regional management, analyzing the processes and practices adopted to face the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a qualitative study, carried out through a multiple case study, with an exploratory approach, based on field research and regional workshops. In this study, the health regions were able to prove the importance of intersectoral actions in the health system. It was noted the great role of municipalities in these actions and their union, strengthening the role of regionalization and expanding the importance of governance in health. In addition, the health regions were strengthened because they exercised their leadership role and organized actions with the municipalities.

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RESUMO O estudo aborda a interdependência das regiões e macrorregiões de saúde no Brasil nas internações de média e alta complexidade, no ano de 2019. Foi realizada a análise dos fluxos estabelecidos, utilizando o Índice de Dependência Regional e Macrorregional, a partir de dados secundários do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) obtidos no Sistema de Informação Hospitalar. Os resultados demonstram que grande parte das regiões e macrorregiões de saúde absorvem em seus territórios as internações de média complexidade, com variações entre as especialidades. Nas internações de alta complexidade, a maioria das regiões de saúde apresenta grande dependência, sendo que a assistência está concentrada em 15% delas. Entre as macrorregiões de saúde, o cenário é significativamente heterogêneo, com dependência expressiva nas regiões Norte, Nordeste e Centro-Oeste, e alta resolutividade na região Sul. Em todas as análises, o porte populacional das regiões e macrorregiões de saúde apresenta relação inversa à dependência regional e macrorregional. O aprimoramento da regionalização pressupõe a organização de uma rede de atenção à saúde que considere as desigualdades e as diversidades territoriais, a interdependência e a autonomia entre os territórios e os atores implicados, e a coordenação entre as unidades federativas, de modo a garantir cuidado integral e equânime.

ABSTRACT The study addresses the interdependency between health regions and macro-regions in Brazil in 2019, concerning both medium and high complexity hospitalizations. The analysis of the flows established was carried out using the Regional and Macro-regional Dependency Index, based on secondary data provided by the Hospital Information System of the Unified Health System (SUS). The results show that a significant number of health regions and macro-regions absorb medium-complexity hospitalizations in their territories, varying according to specialties. In high-complexity hospitalizations, most health regions are highly dependent, assistance concentrated in 15% of these. Among health macro-regions, the scenario is significantly heterogeneous: highly dependent on the North, Northeast and Midwest Regions, and highly resolutive in the South Region. Analyses show that the population size of health regions and macro-regions is inversely related to the regional and macro-regional dependency. The improvement of regionalization requires an organized health care network, one that takes into account territorial inequalities and diversities, interdependency and autonomy among the territories and actors involved, and inter-federative coordination, so as to provide care that is both comprehensive and equitable.

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Clear and data-driven bioregionalizations can provide a framework to test hypotheses and base biodiversity conservation. Here we used occurrence and abundance data in combination with objective analytical methods to propose two bioregionalization schemes for tree species of the Cerrado and the Pantanal in South America. We also evaluated the contribution of three sets of determinants of the occurrence- and abundance-based subregions. We compiled data on tree species composition from 894 local assemblages based on species occurrences, and from 658 local assemblages based on species abundances. We used an unconstrained community-level modelling approach and clustering techniques to identify and map tree subregions for the occurrence and the abundance data sets, separately. Hierarchical clustering analyses were conducted to investigate floristic affinities between the subregions and to map broader floristic regions. We used multinomial logistic regression models, deviance partitioning, and rank-sum tests to assess the main subregion correlates. We identified 18 occurrence- and four abundance-based subregions in the Cerrado-Pantanal. The hierarchical classifications grouped the occurrence-based subregions into nine floristic zones and abundance-based subregions into two broad floristic zones. Variation in subregions were explained mainly by environmental factors and spatial structure in both occurrence and abundance data sets. The occurrence- and abundance-based subregions are complementary approaches to disentangle macroecological patterns and to plan conservation efforts in the Cerrado and the Pantanal. Our findings based on occurrence data revealed more complex and interdigitated boundaries between subregions of tree species than previously reported. The environment, historical stability, and human effects act in a synergetic way on the distribution of the subregions. Finally, the relevance of contemporary environmental factors to the subregion patterns we found alert us to the profound impact global warming may have on the spatial organization of the Cerrado-Pantanal tree flora.

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OBJECTIVE: Biogeographic regionalization represents abstractions of the organisation of life on Earth, and can provide a large-scaled framework for health management and planning. We aimed at determining a biogeographic regionalization for human infectious diseases in Brazil, and at investigating non-mutually exclusive hypotheses predicting the observed regions. METHODS: Based on the spatial distributions of 12 infectious diseases with mandatory notification (SINAN database, 2007-2020, n = 15,839), we identified regions through a clustering procedure based on beta-diversity turnover. The analysis was repeated 1000 times by randomly shuffling the rows (0.5° cells) in the original matrix. We evaluated the relative importance of variables using multinomial logistic regression models: contemporary climate (temperature and precipitation), human activity (population density and geographic accessibility), land cover (11 classes), and the full model (all variables). We refined the geographic boundaries of each cluster by polygonising their kernel densities to identify clusters' core zones. RESULTS: The two-cluster solution showed the best correspondence between disease ranges and clusters geographic limits. The largest cluster occurred with more density in the central and northeastern regions, while the smaller and complementary cluster occurred in the south and southeastern region. The best model for explaining the regionalization was the full model, supporting the 'complex association hypothesis'. The heatmap showed a NE-S directional display of the cluster's densities, and core zones showed geographic correspondence with tropical + arid (NE) versus temperate (S) climates. CONCLUSION: Our findings indicate that there is a discernible latitudinal pattern in the turnover of disease in Brazil, and this phenomenon is associated with an intricate interplay between contemporary climate, population activity, and land cover. This generalised biogeographic pattern may offer the earliest insights into the geographic arrangement of diseases in the country. We suggested that the latitudinal pattern could be adopted as a nationwide framework for geographic vaccine allocation.

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Resumo O artigo objetiva analisar aspectos da estruturação da rede de atenção à saúde nas regiões do estado de Mato Grosso e a narrativa sobre eles, de atores institucionais representantes da gestão, da prestação de serviços e da sociedade. Tem por base a pesquisa sobre governança e regionalização do SUS neste estado, de abordagem quantitativa e qualitativa, cuja base empírica contemplou dados secundários, documentos institucionais e entrevistas com atores-chave, estes representando a gestão, a prestação de serviços e a sociedade. Os aspectos da estrutura deste recorte focam: cobertura da ESF; disponibilidade de estabelecimentos/serviços de saúde; força de trabalho; despesas com saúde. Entre 2010 e 2018, em que pese a melhoria de vários indicadores explorados: a oferta e a distribuição de serviços e de profissionais evidenciam desigualdades regionais; há limitações financeiras, insuficiência de serviços e de profissionais. A Rede de Atenção à Saúde não está estruturada como regulamentada e sim como cada região - e seus municípios - a entendem e a adaptam, conforme sua capacidade instalada. A APS promoveu avanços, porém não tem conseguido ser efetiva e resolutiva frente às necessidades de saúde, não coordenando adequadamente o cuidado e tampouco orientando a RAS.

Abstract The article analyzes aspects of the structuring of the health care network in the regions of the State of Mato Grosso, and the narrative about them, by institutional actors representing management, service providers and society. It is based on research on governance and regionalization of the SUS in this state, with a quantitative and qualitative approach, the empirical basis of which included secondary data, institutional documents and interviews with key actors representing management, service providers and society. In this research, the focus was on coverage of the Family Health Strategy; availability of health services; workforce; expenses on health. Between 2010 and 2018, despite the improvement of several indicators examined: the supply and distribution of services and professionals reveal regional inequalities; there are financial limitations and a lack of services and professionals. The Health Care Network (HCN) is not structured as regulated, but rather as each region - and its municipalities - interprets and adapts it, according to its installed capacity. The PHC network has promoted advances, but it has not been able to be effective and resolute in terms of health needs, not providing care properly nor coordinating the HCN.

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No estado do Rio Grande do Norte, a partir do Plano Diretor de Regionalização implantado no ano de 2008, foram instituídas oito Regiões de Saúde. Na perspectiva de supervisionar, coordenar e assessorar os serviços de saúde pertencentes aos municípios que compõem essas Regiões, foram implantadas as Unidades Regionais de Saúde Pública (URSAP), sendo consideradas estruturas administrativas regionalizadas. Logo, este trabalho tem como objetivo analisar as contribuições da VII Unidade Regional de Saúde Pública no processo de apoio técnico aos municípios da 7ª Região de Saúde do Rio Grande do Norte. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo, de abordagem qualitativa, que aplicou questionário eletrônico, entrevista semiestruturada e análise documental. Os dados foram analisados segundo a técnica de análise de conteúdo na modalidade temática, proposta por Laurence Bardin. A partir da congruência da análise dos dados, foi possível identificar o percurso, a atuação e as principais dificuldades na implementação da VII URSAP, incluindo seu processo de trabalho, sua articulação com os municípios e suas principais ações realizadas na perspectiva de fortalecer os territórios dos municípios da 7ª Região de Saúde. Os discursos dos participantes e documentos analisados evidenciaram maior envolvimento das ações da VII URSAP, que é destinada ao fortalecimento do papel da Vigilância em Saúde no território e à atuação da Atenção Primária à Saúde nos indicadores do Previne Brasil. Os resultados obtidos neste estudo apontam para a necessidade de fortalecimento do quantitativo de pessoal, da estrutura física, dos espaços de governança, bem como a integração da VII URSAP com as áreas técnicas da Secretaria de Estado da Saúde Pública do Rio Grande do Norte, com foco na comunicação efetiva com os municípios. Tais melhorias têm a finalidade de fortalecer a atuação da Regional de Saúde em todos os níveis de atenção à saúde, bem como consolidar os princípios do Sistema Único de Saúde (AU).

In the state of Rio Grande do Norte, based on the Regionalization Master Plan implemented in 2008, eight Health Regions were established. In order to supervise, coordinate and advise the health services belonging to the municipalities that make up these Regions, they were implemented the Regional Public Health Units (URSAP), being considered regionalized administrative structures. Therefore, this work aims to analyze the contributions of the VII Regional Public Health Unit in the process of technical support to the municipalities of the 7th Health Region of Rio Grande do Norte. This is a descriptive study, with a qualitative approach, which applied an electronic questionnaire, semi-structured interviews and documentary analysis. The data were analyzed according to the thematic content analysis technique, proposed by Laurence Bardin. Based on the congruence of the data analysis, it was possible to identify the path, performance and main difficulties in implementing the VII URSAP, including its work process, its articulation with the municipalities and its main actions carried out with a view to strengthening the territories of municipalities of the 7th Health Region. The participants' speeches and analyzed documents showed greater involvement in the actions of the VII URSAP, which is aimed at strengthening the role of Health Surveillance in the territory and the performance of Primary Health Care in the Previne Brasil indicators. The results obtained in this study point to the need to strengthen the number of personnel, physical structure, governance spaces, as well as the integration of VII URSAP with the technical areas of the State Secretariat for Public Health of Rio Grande do Norte, with focus on effective communication with municipalities. Such improvements aim to strengthen the performance of the Regional Health Department at all levels of health care, as well as consolidating the principles of the Unified Health System (AU).

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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To recognize elements that facilitated or hindered the PlanificaSUS implementation stages. METHODS A multiple case study was carried out in four pre-selected health regions in Brazil—Belo Jardim (PE), Fronteira Oeste (RS), Sul-Mato-Grossense (MT) and Valença (BA) using systemic arterial hypertension and maternal and child care as tracer conditions. Participant observation (in regional interagency commissions) and in-depth interviews with key informants from state and municipal management and primary health care and specialized outpatient care service professionals within the project were carried out in these four regions. Analysis was built according to political, technical-operational, and contextual dimensions. RESULTS The political dimension evinced that the regions found the project an opportunity to articulate states and municipalities and an important political bet to build networks and lines of care but that there remained much to be faced in the disputes related to building the Unified Health System (SUS). In the technical operational dimension, it is important to consider that primary health care stimulated a culture of local planning and favored traditional tools to organize and improve it, such as organizing registrations, agendas, and demands. However, centralized training and planning-inducing processes fail to always respond to local needs and can produce barriers to implementation. CONCLUSIONS It is worth considering the central and regional role of state managers in the commitment related to the project and the effect of mobilizing primary health care and expanding its power. There remains much to be faced in the disputes at stake in bullring SUS.

RESUMO OBJETIVO Reconhecer elementos que facilitaram ou dificultaram as etapas do processo de implementação do PlanificaSUS. MÉTODOS Foi realizado um estudo de casos múltiplos em quatro regiões de saúde pré-selecionadas - Belo Jardim (PE), Fronteira Oeste (RS), Sul-Mato-Grossense (MT), Valença (BA) -, utilizando como condições traçadoras a hipertensão arterial sistêmica e a atenção materno infantil. Foi realizada observação participante na Comissão Intergestora Regional (CIR), bem como entrevistas em profundidade nas quatro regiões estudadas, com informantes-chave da gestão estadual e municipal e com profissionais dos serviços da atenção primária à saúde e atenção ambulatorial especializada envolvidos no projeto. Construiu-se análise em três dimensões: política, técnico operacional e contexto. RESULTADOS Na dimensão política, ficou evidenciado que, de alguma forma, as regiões identificaram no projeto uma oportunidade de articulação entre estados e municípios e uma aposta política importante para a construção de redes e linhas de cuidado, mas ainda com muitos caminhos a percorrer para enfrentar as barreiras identificadas nas disputas em jogo na construção do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS). Na dimensão técnico operacional, é importante considerar que foi estimulada uma cultura de planejamento local na APS, além do favorecimento do uso de ferramentas tradicionais, no sentido de organizá-la e qualificá-la, como a organização dos cadastros, da agenda e da demanda. No entanto, os processos centralizados formativos e indutores da planificação nem sempre respondem às necessidades singulares dos territórios e podem produzir barreiras à implementação. CONCLUSÕES Cabe considerar o papel do gestor estadual na aposta relacionada ao projeto, tanto no nível central quanto no nível regional, e o efeito de processos de mobilização da atenção primária à saúde e amplificação de sua potência, mas ainda com muitos caminhos a percorrer para enfrentar as barreiras identificadas nas disputas em jogo na construção do SUS.

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Este artigo tem como objetivo caracterizar a rede de internações das pessoas com Diabetes mellitus, segundo a região de saúde de residência e atendimento, no período de 2010 a 2017 no estado da Bahia. Para tanto, escolheu-se o método de estudo ecológico modelado por meio da teoria das redes, em que a população de estudo é representada pelas ocorrências de internações por diabetes em hospitais do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS). Verificou-se que todas as regiões de saúde da Bahia apresentaram fluxo de saída e de entrada diferentes de zero em pelo menos um ano. A maior média de grau de entrada foi em Salvador e a menor em Paulo Afonso. A região com maior grau de saída foi Salvador e a menor foi Teixeira de Freitas. A maior distância média em toda a série histórica foi Teixeira de Freitas e a menor Camaçari. Assim, conclui-se que a caracterização da rede de internação pode auxiliar no processo de planejamento e diagnóstico sobre o funcionamento desta rede.

This article aimed to characterize the network of hospitalizations of people with diabetes mellitus, according to the health region of residence and care, from 2010 to 2017 in the state of Bahia. To that end, the method of ecological study modeled by the theory of networks, in which the study population is represented by the occurrences of hospitalizations for diabetes in hospitals of the Unified health system (SUS), was chosen. All health regions in Bahia showed a non-zero outflow and inflow in at least one year. The highest average inflow degree was in Salvador and the lowest in Paulo Afonso. The region with the highest outflow degree was Salvador and the lowest was Teixeira de Freitas. The longest average distance in the entire historical series was Teixeira de Freitas and the shortest, Camaçari. In conclusion, the characterization of the hospitalization network can assist in the process of planning and diagnosing the functioning of this network.

Este artículo pretende caracterizar la red de hospitalizaciones de personas con diabetes mellitus según la región de salud de residencia y atención, en el periodo de 2010 a 2017, en el estado de Bahía (Brasil). Para ello, se utilizó el estudio ecológico modelado por la teoría de redes, en el que la población de estudio son las ocurrencias de hospitalizaciones por diabetes en hospitales del Sistema Único de Salud (SUS). Se constató que todas las regiones sanitarias de Bahía tuvieron una salida y una entrada distintas de cero en al menos un año. La nota media más alta fue en Salvador, y la más baja, en Paulo Afonso. La región con mayor grado de producción fue Salvador, y la más baja, Teixeira de Freitas. La distancia media más larga de toda la serie histórica fue Teixeira de Freitas, y la más corta, Camaçari. Se concluye que la caracterización de la red de hospitalización puede ayudar en el proceso de planificación y diagnóstico del funcionamiento de esta red.

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O presente artigo teve como objetivo mapear, sistematizar e analisar o avanço dos municípios do Estado do Rio de Janeiro na implementação dos parâmetros mínimos de estrutura como parte do processo de descentralização das ações de vigilância sanitária, tomando como referência o código sanitário municipal. Por meio de ofício e formulários, os códigos foram obtidos, analisados e comparados com o designado pelas normas estaduais e com o documento orientativo da Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária para elaboração da Lei do Código Sanitário Municipal. De um total de 92 municípios fluminenses, apenas 33 contavam com o código sanitário. Entre esses 33 municípios, somente quatro apresentava, nos respectivos códigos, os nove capítulos recomendados pela Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária. Por outro lado, 30 municípios contemplaram todas as ações designadas pela Secretaria de Estado de Saúde do Rio de Janeiro. Concluiu-se que, mesmo que os códigos sanitários atendam a suas necessidades, os municípios devem estar atentos a revisões e atualizações preconizadas pela União e pelo estado para que, além de representarem a realidade e especificidade locorregional, contemplem os avanços técnico-científicos e as normativas correntes.

The present article aimed to map, systematize, and analyze the progress of the municipalities of the state of Rio de Janeiro in implementation of the minimum structural parameters as part of the decentralization process of health surveillance actions, taking the municipal health code as reference. By means of letters and forms, the codes were obtained, analyzed and compared to what is designated by the state norms and to the orientative document from the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency for the elaboration of the Municipal Health Code. From a total of 92 municipalities in the state of Rio de Janeiro, only 33 had a health code. Among these 33 municipalities, only four presented, in their respective codes, the nine chapters recommended by the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency. In contrast, 30 municipalities contemplated all the actions designated by the Rio de Janeiro State Health Department. It was concluded that, even if the health codes meet their needs, the municipalities should be attentive to the revisions and updates recommended by the Union and by the state so that, besides representing the local and regional reality and specificity, they also contemplate the technical-scientific advances and the current normative.

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OBJECTIVE: The article seeks to assess the Brazilian health system ability to respond to the challenges imposed by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic by measuring the capacity of Brazilian hospitals to care for COVID-19 cases in the 450 Health Regions of the country during the year 2020. Hospital capacity refers to the availability of hospital beds, equipment, and human resources. METHODS: We used longitudinal data from the National Register of Health Facilities (CNES) regarding the availability of resources necessary to care for patients with COVID-19 in inpatient facilities (public or private) from January to December 2020. Among the assessed resources are health professionals (certified nursing assistants, nurses, physical therapists, and doctors), hospital beds (clinical, intermediate care, and intensive care units), and medical equipment (computed tomography scanners, defibrillators, electrocardiograph monitors, ventilators, and resuscitators). In addition to conducting a descriptive analysis of absolute and relative data (per 10,000 users), a synthetic indicator named Installed Capacity Index (ICI) was calculated using the multivariate principal component analysis technique to assess hospital capacity. The indicator was further stratified into value ranges to understand its evolution. RESULTS: There was an increase in all selected indicators between January and December 2020. It was possible to observe differences between the Northeast and North regions and the other regions of the country; most Health Regions presented low ICI. The ICI increased between the beginning and the end of 2020, but this evolution differed among Health Regions. The average increase in the ICI was more evident in the groups that already had considerably high baseline capacity in January 2020. CONCLUSIONS: It was possible to identify inequalities in the hospital capacity to care for patients affected by COVID -19 in the Health Regions of Brazil, with a concentration of low index values in the Northeast and North of the country. As the indicator increased throughout the year 2020, inequalities were also observed. The information here provided may be used by health authorities, providers, and managers in planning and adjusting for future COVID-19 care and in dimensioning the adequate supply of hospital beds, health-care professionals, and devices in Health Regions to reduce associated morbidity and mortality. We recommend that the ICI continue to be calculated in the coming months of the pandemic to monitor the capacity in the country's Health Regions.

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Resumo Objetivou-se analisar a regionalização dos serviços da Rede de Atenção Psicossocial (RAPS) em Minas Gerais (MG), Brasil, gerando indicadores que possam potencializar a gestão estratégica do SUS no fortalecimento da atenção psicossocial do estado. É um estudo transversal, realizado a partir de dados coletados em maio de 2019 em sites governamentais, tendo as Macrorregiões e Regiões de Saúde do estado como unidades de análise. Foram produzidos indicadores da cobertura de serviços em relação à população, de acordo com parâmetros normativos estipulados pelo Ministério da Saúde, para melhor compreensão da cobertura efetivada e validou-se um indicador geral (iRAPS) da oferta dos serviços dessa rede em MG. Os resultados encontrados possibilitam uma análise detalhada do aspecto estrutural da RAPS em MG e demonstram a implantação de uma rede robusta. Entretanto, percebem-se importantes heterogeneidades regionais e também uma carência de serviços voltados para populações específicas e com funcionamento 24 horas, o que fragiliza o adequado acesso à RAPS em diversos territórios do estado. Foram encontrados maiores valores do iRAPS nas regiões de saúde com baixo desenvolvimento socioeconômico e baixa oferta geral de serviços de saúde, fato que difere do cenário nacional.

Abstract The present study aims at analyzing the regionalization of the services carried out by the Psychosocial Care Network (RAPS in Portuguese) in the state of Minas Gerais (MG) in Brazil, yielding indicators that may enhance the SUS strategic management towards the strengthening of the psychosocial care provided by the state. It is a cross-sectional study, based on the data collected in May 2019 from government websites, considering the state's Macro-Regions and Health Regions as units of analysis. Indicators of service coverage in relation to the population in accordance to normative parameters determined by the Ministry of Health for a better understanding of the effective coverage were produced, and a general indicator (iRAPS) of the supply of services in this network in Minas Gerais state was validated. The outcomes allow a detailed analysis of the structural aspect of the RAPS in MG and unveil the development of a robust network. However, important regional heterogeneities were noticed and also a lack of services aiming at specific populations providing assistance 24 hours a day, which weakens the proper access to RAPS in several parts of the state. Higher values of iRAPS were found in health regions with low socioeconomic development and low general offer of health services, a fact that differs from the national scenario, which may imply state policy investments aiming at offering RAPS within the state hinterland areas.

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Resumo Este estudo tem por objetivo compreender os movimentos de produção da Rede de Atenção às Urgências e Emergências (RUE) em duas regiões de saúde. É caracterizado como estudo de casos múltiplos, de caráter qualitativo, e foi desenvolvido por meio de entrevistas abertas com gestores do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) em dois estados brasileiros. O material empírico foi organizado e discutido por meio de categorias identificadas, adotando o esquema analítico dos campos das intervenções organizacionais, que foram: a multiplicidade de movimentos na produção da RUE; o poder dos hospitais; e a fragilidade da regulação governamental. Apesar dos momentos e contextos diferentes nesses estados, ambos os processos deram ênfase aos aspectos organizativos e ao financiamento, havendo baixo investimento na produção de diferentes modos de produção do cuidado em saúde. A governança regional é, portanto, produzida nas complexas relações entre a política nacional e a ação local. A RUE, enquanto política pública induzida nacionalmente pelo Ministério da Saúde, torna-se uma produção singular no campo da gestão regional.

Abstract This study aims to understand the movements of the Urgency and Emergency Care Network production in two health regions. It is characterized as a qualitative multiple case study and was developed through open interviews with managers of the Brazilian Health System, SUS (Sistema Único de Saúde), in two Brazilian states. The empirical material was organized and discussed through identified categories adopting the analytical scheme of the fields of organizational interventions which were: the multiplicity of movements in the production of the RUE, the power of the hospitals; and, the weakness of government regulation. Despite the different times and contexts in these states, both processes emphasized organizational aspects and financing, with low inputs in the production of different modes of health care production. Regional governance is, therefore, produced in the complex relations between national policy and local action. The RUE as a public policy induced nationally by the Ministry of Health becomes a singular production in the field of regional management.

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Resumen El cáncer de cabeza y cuello es una enfermedad infrecuente, con un manejo tanto médico como quirúrgico complejo. La regionalización o centralización de la atención, definida como la concentración de pacientes con enfermedades complejas, en instituciones que presenten equipos multidisciplinarios con mayor experiencia y altamente funcionales, puede ser una alternativa viable para lograr mejores resultados oncológicos. Actual-mente existe evidencia que avala esta estrategia, dando cuenta de mejores resultados oncológicos en centros con un mayor volumen; que tengan una mayor adherencia a guías clínicas basadas en la evidencia y a indicadores de calidad; y que presenten un equipo multidisciplinario a cargo de la toma de decisiones en estos pacientes. La población de Ontario, Canadá, se enmarca como uno de los ejemplos de esta estrategia, consiguiendo mejorar sus resultados manteniendo un alto nivel de calidad en su manejo. El objetivo del presente artículo de revisión es sistematizar el conocimiento actual en relación con la centralización de la atención en oncología de cabeza y cuello y sus consecuencias en la práctica de la otorrinolaringología-cirugía de cabeza y cuello.

Abstract Head and neck cancer is an infrequent disease, with complex medical and surgical management. The regionalization of care, defined as the concentration of patients with complex diseases, in institutions that present highly experienced and highly functional multidiscipli-nary teams, may be an efficient alternative to achieve better oncological outcomes. Currently, there is evidence that supports this strategy, accounting for better oncological outcomes in institutions with higher volume; that have greater compliance to evidence-based guidelines and quality indicators; and that present a multidisciplinary team in charge of the decision-making process in these patients. The population of Ontario, Canada, is framed as one of the examples of this strategy, managing to improve its results while maintaining a high level of quality in its management. The aim of this review paper is to systematize the current knowledge regarding head and neck regionalization of cancer care and its impact in the practice of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery.

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