Concepts and evaluation of the family health strategy in Brazil

Introduction: The Family Health Strategy was implement in Brazil in the early 1990's by the Ministry of Health and focused on the success of international experiences and in accordance with the criteria established at the Alma Ata Conference for Primary Health Care. Material and Methods: An exploratory and descriptive research has carried out on the literature to date. Results: The foundations have found to support and legitimize this strategy at the national level as a way to improve the quality of public health through qualified agents. Discussion: Family Health Strategy promoted changes in the focus of attention, which ceases to be exclusively the focus on the individual and the disease, passing also to the collective, with the family in the privileged space of action in the social context. Conclusion: It was point out that, to be successful, this initiative needs to be adapted and adapted to the social and economic differences of each region of the country.