Policy on Integrative Health Practices of Federal District in Brazil: Evaluability Study

ABSTRACT

Integrative and Complementary Practices in Health include different health care forms and have been present for more than decades in health services in the Federal District, where the implementation assessment of your policy is not completely defined. To assist in understanding reality, an Evaluability Study was carried out collaboratively, involving discussion with stakeholders, questionnaires and consultation of documents. The policy components were identified, organized and modeled. A simplified-logical-model and one of the operational-logical-models, validated by the participants, are presented in this article. For policy evaluation, the initial aspects of the modeled logical implementation chain were prioritized. It was identified as fundamental the promotion of the actors’ knowledge about the set of resources to the implementation of the Integrative Practices services and about the related intersectoral responsibilities. Formative, qualitative and collaborative assessments are suggested. The modeling carried out in the studies of this policy, shed light on the study of similar ones.

KEYWORDS
Health evaluation; Complementary therapies; Health policy; Public health; Health management