title: [Public health policies facing the epidemic of AIDS and the assistance for people with the disease].
abstract: The study aimed to identify the major public policy on HIV/AIDS in Brazilian society, since 1980; and to reflect on their impact on the assistance for people living with HIV/AIDS.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  public health policies, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome and integral health care, we obtained a sample of 23 articles in Medline and Lilacs data bases. After analysis, there were two moments: first, the emergence of public policies in response to the AIDS epidemic, and second, to improve care for people living with HIV/AIDS. Despite the significant advances achieved in terms of public health policies in Brazil, there is a complex way in the pursuit of quality of care for people with HIV/AIDS.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Departamento de Enfermagem, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem (Doutoranda). Florianópolis, SC, Brasil. nanyufsc@ibest.com.br
authors.forename: Mariana Vieira
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Villarinho
authors.forename: Maria Itayra
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Padilha
authors.forename: Lina Márcia Miguéis
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Berardinelli
authors.forename: Miriam Susskind
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Borenstein
authors.forename: Betina Horner Schlindwein
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Meirelles
authors.forename: Selma Regina
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: de Andrade
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D001938:Brazil; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health