Integrative Health Practices (PIS) present therapeutic resources supported by medical and traditional rationales that expand the health system’s capacity for care, making it more humanized, safe and effective, reducing the use of medications and the need for interventions over time.
District Policy on Integrative Health Practices
Official Name of Signatory
Governo do Distrito Federal
Delegation
Brazil
Website of the Signatory
Name of the person presenting the Good Practice
State Department of Health of the Federal District
Position/Job Title of person presenting the Good Practice
Secretary of State
Aim of the Good Practice
Qualified offer of 17 modalities of Integrative Health Practices (PIS) in the Federal District's single health system.
Target Group of the Good Practice
Population of the Federal District.
Annual Monitoring Report
2024
Implementation period
Offered since 1983, with public policy published in 2014. (In force to this day)
Consistency over time
Expansion of the PIS offer in the DF, reaching around 67.5% of public health services in the FD in April 2024.
Evaluation of the Good Practice
The PIS have excellent acceptance by the population with expressions expressed at the District and National Health Conferences to expand the offer.
Key stakeholders and partnerships
FD State Department of Health, Ministry of Health.
Link for more information
Future Goal 1
Project continuity