Vera Lúcia Almeida Formigli

TL;DR: The incorporation of evaluative procedures in health planning or health policy-making and administration is still limited in Brazil, particularly at the local level, and recent implementation of projects for the reorganization of the health services system raises the need for more appropriate strategies aimed at health care evaluation.

TL;DR: A good degree of program adequacy is shown, although some adjustments are needed, especially in human resources; lack of barriers to user access; reasonable coverage, despite the low proportion of consultations by adolescents; and utilization pattern compatible with the service provision profile, mainly directed towards curative and individual care are shown.

TL;DR: The study measured effectiveness of health services by verifying potentially avoidable deaths and the level of medical care these children received, and found problems of access, effectiveness, and adequacy in the health care process.

TL;DR: O tipo de avaliacao adotado e de facil execucao permite avaliar a qualidade do atendimento prestado e possibilita o redirecionamento de atividades e condutas clinicas, no sentido oferecer uma atencao a saude mais qualificada e voltada as necessidades e demandas da populacao.

TL;DR: The authors conclude that the challenge of teaching within a developing healthcare system setting, in spite of its distortions and inadequacies, has been successfully faced, with the help of appropriate articulation and follow-up instruments.