LGBT health friendily basic unit as executor of a transversal policy: an experience report

Abstract

The main action of the "LGBT-friendly Basic Health Unit" project is to change health care practices for the LGBTQIA+ public in primary care. This strategy aims to deconstruct the system that reinforces the transgression of health rights for this population. This is a descriptive study of the experience report type, with the aim of presenting the experience of the "UBS Amiga da Saúde LGBT" project to implement the National Comprehensive Health Policy for Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals, Transvestites and Transsexuals (PNSILGBT) in Primary Health Care in Salvador in 2022. From the experience of a resident nurse linked to the Multiprofessional Residency Program in Family Health, inserted in the Municipal Health Secretariat of Salvador from June to August 2022, it can be seen that during the year 2022 the implementation of the strategy was initiated in 10 units, of which 04 managed to reach the criteria for certification. Research emphasizes that continuing education and health education focused on the LGBTQIA+ population is a great tool for changing care practices that are still based on LGBTphobia. Therefore, it can be concluded that the qualification of health services, proposed by the UBS Amiga, trains health professionals, which corroborates the qualified access and reception of the LGBTQIA+ public according to their specificities in health units.