title: [Program of research on models of delivery of health services. New methodology for the training of midwives health promoters and nursing auxiliares].
abstract: A Program of Research on Models for the Delivery of Health Services (PRIMOPS) is being conducted jointly by the Cauca Valley University and the Colombian Ministry of Public Health through the Municipal Health Department of Cali, Colombia. Designed for the maternal and child health area, the program is being carried out initially in a low-income district of Cali which has a population of 100,000. Health services are furnished under a regionalized system using a team consisting of a midwife, a health promoter, a nursing auxiliary, a nurse, and a physician. These workers provide care specifically related to mothers and children drawing on the resources of the home, the local health station, and the university hospital. Since the program involves the testing of a new methodology of health services delivery which includes the use of nonprofessional personnel, community-organized information systems have been set up and tried on an experimental basis, as have methods for health services evaluation and personnel training. PRIMOPS' experience with its methods for training nonprofessional program staff (nursing auxiliares, health promoters, and midwives) is reviewed, and the results achieved by a team of nurses applying the training model to nine nursing auxiliares, 54 health promotors, and 33 midwives are described.
mesh_terms: D003105:Colombia; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000379:methods*; D008880:Midwifery / Q000193:education*; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000193:education*
vernacular_title: Programa de investigación en modelos de prestación de servicios de salud. Nueva metodología para adiestramiento de comadronas, promotoras de salud y auxiliares de enfermería