Body practices and physical activities in the tripartite management of the SUS: organizational structure, financing and supply

Abstract

The scope of this study was to analyze the organizational structure, financing and supply of programs and actions of bodily practices and physical activities (PCAF) considering the tripartite management of the Unified Health System (SUS). Focusing on the years2018 to 2020, information was requested from the Ministry of Health (MS), the 26 state health secretariats, the Federal District (SES) and the 26 municipal health secretariats in the capitals (SMS). 40 responses were received (rate of 74%). Based on the relevance of the Expanded Center for Family Health and Pri-mary Care (Nasf AB) in the provision of PCAF, research was also carried out in information sys-tems. It was observed that only the MS, two SES’ and four SMS’ had a specific PCAF management structure; the possibility of financing was identi-fied by the MS, in six SES’ and eight SMS’. With respect to the programs, they seem to be limited to the Health Academy. In relation to the offer of PCAF, it was observed that from 2015 to 2020 the percentage of participation of Nasf AB was always higher than 70%, reaching 82.3%. Thus, the panorama revealed in the MS, SES and SMS capitals sets up a timid arrangement of essential elements of organizational structure, funding, programs, and actions for the PCAF to advance as a public health policy.