The need to establish management tools for human resources in health spawned the development and implementation of the Brazilian Human Resources Information and Management System in Health (SIG-RHS). The article evaluates the implementation of this system in Health Departments in selected States and Municipalities and presents the process (implementation) evaluation methodology, describing the stages and construction of indicators, in addition to discussing the results. It goes on to identify the limits and possibilities for using the system as a human resources planning and management tool in local health systems.
Human resources in public health; health policy; evaluation of public policies; information systems
