AÇÕES COM FOCO EM MEDICINA VETERINÁRIA NO SISTEMA ÚNICO DE SAÚDE NA CIDADE DE PELOTAS

Abstract

The present study reports health education actions developed by resident veterinarians of the
Multiprofessional Program in the Health Area of the Federal University of Pelotas, together with
the Primary Care Service in the municipality of Pelotas. As part of the research and extension
actions of the project "Actions with a Focus on Veterinary Medicine in the Unified Health System",
home visits and health education actions were carried out, targeting community health agents
and users of the Basic Health Units – UBS of the Areal (CSU-Areal) and Barro Duro neighborhoods.
In these actions it was possible to experience the reality of that population, as well as to identify
health needs that involve the practice of Veterinary Medicine, such as care and hygiene with
food of animal origin and water; prevention of water- and food-borne diseases; management of
synanthropic fauna; prevention of zoonotic and vector diseases; basic sanitation, among others.
Due to the theoretical and practical capacity to work in Public Health, with a focus on Single
Health, the relevance of the insertion of the veterinarian in primary care in the Unified Health
System was evidenced, enriching the activities of health promotion and education with other
health professionals.