Mansano Nereu Henrique, Mazza Verônica de Azevedo, Soares Vânia Muniz Nequer, Araldi Maria Aparecida Rapozo, Cabral Vera Lúcia Moreira
Comitê Estadual de Prevenção da Mortalidade Infantil, Secretaria de Estado da Saúde do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brasil.
Cad Saude Publica. 2004 Jan-Feb;20(1):329-32. doi: 10.1590/s0102-311x2004000100051. Epub 2004 Mar 8.
This article reports on the implementation and operation of committees for the prevention of infant mortality in the State of Paraná, Brazil, with the operational strategies, formation, and relations at three levels: State, regional, and municipal. To implement the committees it was necessary to train professionals to investigate infant deaths. In two years the committees analyzed 50% of the infant deaths occurring in the State. The goal is to increase the number of cases analyzed and to continue to monitor the committees' work, seeking improved performance, agility, and data quality.
本文报道了巴西巴拉那州预防婴儿死亡委员会的实施与运作情况，以及该委员会在州、地区和市三个层面的运作策略、组成结构和相互关系。为实施这些委员会，有必要对专业人员进行培训，以便对婴儿死亡情况展开调查。在两年时间里，这些委员会分析了该州发生的50%的婴儿死亡案例。目标是增加所分析案例的数量，并继续监测委员会的工作，力求提高工作绩效、提升敏捷性以及改善数据质量。
