title: [Men's Health Policy: perspectives of nurses for its implementation].
abstract: This is a qualitative research, aiming to describe and analyze the perception of nurses from the Family Health strategy on the importance and perspectives of implementation of the Men's Health Policy. It was developed in July 2011, in the Health Centers of Teresina-PI, with sixteen nurses. The data were obtained through semi-structured interviews; the speeches were categorized according to Bardin and analyzed in the light of the Symbolic Interactionism. The nurses consider this policy important and their prospects of implementation are supportive to the initiative of coping with difficulties for the inclusion of this group and related to the work process. It brings contributions on the current health situation of men and the assistance and consolidation of nursing care.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brasil. willyalvarenga@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Willyane Andrade
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Alvarenga
authors.forename: Simone Santos
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: e Silva
authors.forename: Maria Enoia Dantas da Costa
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Liana Dantas da Costa e Silva
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.forename: Silvana Santiago
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: da Rocha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D054526:Men's Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses