Introduction: The work process in the Nucleus of Support for Family Health (NASF) assumes the integration of its professionals with the family health staff. Objective: To present the perceptions of staff, coordinators of the Family Health Centers (CSF) of reference, and NASF about the physiotherapist's role in the centers. Methods: This is a qualitative research guided by the case study method. The studied population was composed of the four coordinators of the CSF, the general coordinator of the centers, and eight members of NASF staff. Data collection consisted of semi-structured interviews with coordinators and focal group for the staff members. Data was analyzed using thematic content analysis. Results: The physiotherapist's role at NASF consists of actions about health education and disease prevention, organization and management of the flow of users with rehabilitation demand, prevention and treatment of occupational diseases and the development of complementary and integrative practices. The existence of obstacles in the work process of physiotherapists at NASF as disjointed planning of the Family Health Strategy (FHS) and the prioritization of health rehabilitation activities was also highlighted. Conclusion: It is evident that the physiotherapist at NASF has an important role with the health teams, regarding the attention to demands of the municipality; however, the need to consolidate the matrix support and the collective action planning became evident.

Introduction: Since 2008, with the establishment of Family Health Support Centers (NASF), physiotherapists have been listed among professionals to be included in the team. Physical therapists have many assignments in the NASF, which are conducted through group sessions, in the households, with complementary and integrative practices, lectures and referrals to reference services. Objective: To analyze role and obstacles to the realization of the work of the physiotherapists in NASF. Methods: This is a qualitative research, guided by the case study method. The population was composed by eight physiotherapists active in NASF. Participant observation and semi-structured interviews with physiotherapists were used for data collection. Results: The actions performed by physiotherapists consist of group assistance, home visits, ear therapy and oxygen therapy and activities of health education and disease prevention. As for the barriers, these included lack of training to work at NASF; structural and organizational impediments; insufficient workload and fragility of professional training to work with public health. Conclusion: The role of physiotherapists is in line, in part, with the guidelines recommended by NASF, but principles as matrix support and collective pacts need to be strengthened.

Introduction The Family Health Strategy program (FHS) was created with the aim to strengthen primary care through multidisciplinary practices, focused of health care to the family and community. In this sense, the incorporation of other professionals, other than provided in the minimum composition, such as the physical therapist, may contribute to enhance the comprehensiveness of health care.Objective To know how the user perceives the need of a physical therapist in the FHS.Methodology This is a qualitative research of 60 users of a Family Health Center in a city in western Santa Catarina. Data collection was performed at users’ homes by means of an interview. It contained questions about users’ knowledge on physiotherapy and the need to include this professional in the FHS team. Data were analyzed using thematic content analysis.Results Regarding the users’ knowledge about the physical therapist, we could observe that users perceive this professional as the one who works in rehabilitation. As for the need for the physical therapists insertion in the FHS staff, users highlighted that it is important to facilitate access to physical therapy services and to expand the comprehensiveness of health care to the user.Final considerations It is clear that users recognize the role of physiotherapy in primary care, realizing the need for its inclusion in the FHS. This fact emphasizes that it is necessary to (re)consider the training process of this professional, approaching theory and practice of the FHS guidelines and the principles of the Unified Health System.

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Introdução: Os estudos das condições de saúde e trabalho de grupos ocupacionais permitem caracterizar os processos laborativos e construir um perfil para compreender as interações entre trabalho e a saúde/doença. O número de professores universitários aumentou em função da expansão do ensino superior e são poucas as publicações sobre a situação de saúde destes, o que demanda uma atenção especial. Objetivos: Analisar as condições de saúde e trabalho dos professores universitários numa instituição de ensino superior (IES) comunitária no estado de Santa Catarina e identificar a interferência do trabalho no dia a dia dos professores. Métodos: A pesquisa é do tipo quantitativo e descritivo com amostra composta por 87 professores. Os instrumentos de coleta de dados utilizados foram o questionário adaptado de Matos (2003) e Taube (2002) e o item short  form health survey do medical outcomes study – 36. Resultados: A média geral de idade foi de 43 (±7,9) anos, 93,10% eram doutores ou mestres, com média de 12,35 (±6,48) anos na função de professor e 10,86 (±5,60) anos de atuação na ies, realizando uma média de 6,85 (±2,66) horas diárias. Destes, 50,57% afirmaram realizar horas extras. A rotina de trabalho interferia no desempenho mental de 26,67% da amostra e desempenho físico em 28,33%; já 70% relataram ter sentido dor nas últimas quatro semanas e 83,91% afirmaram que as condições de saúde interferiram no seu trabalho. Conclusão: Os professores estão constantemente expostos a fatores de risco como a dor, realização de horas extras, sobrecarga mental e física e desestimulo pela função, o que pode gerar vários transtornos físicos e psíquicos.