Health Impact Assessment of the Program Healthy Centers in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaAvaliação Do Impacto Na saúde Do Programa Estações Saudáveis Na Cidade Autônoma De Buenos Aires, Argentina

NATALIA ELORRIAGA; OSVALDO ULISES GARAY; IRAZOLA, VILMA; VERÓNICA BEATRIZ GONZÁLEZ; ADOLFO RUBINSTEIN

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica

Año: 2018

1680 5348

Objective: To explore the motivations and expectations of the users of the Program for Healthy Centers in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires and to evaluate its potential health impact.Methods: In-depth interviews were conducted (n = 34) and a self-administered survey was sent to users of the program (n = 605). An epidemiological model was developed to estimate the impact of the program on cardiovascular events (CVE) and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs).Results: The main motivating factors for using the healthy centers were geographic and economic accessibility (free services) and satisfaction with the care received. 14.4% (95% CI, 10.3-18.5%) of hypertensive users and 24.8% (95% CI, 17.6-32.0%) of diabetic users reported having learned of their altered values in the healthy center. More than half of the respondents reported some improvement in their knowledge about the benefits of physical activity and healthy eating; this was more frequent among those who were younger, of lower educational level, users of the public health system, users of a healthy center in the South zone and those who had a cardiometabolic risk factor (p