Objective: From the perspective of professionals acting in the Family Health Strategy (FHS) in the state of Piauí, Brazil, the aim of this study was to asses the articulated actions of technical-pedagogical and clinical-care support offered by the Family Health Support Centres (FHSC) to the FHS's professionals.Methods: This is an analytical census retrospective study, with a cross sectional design developed in a quantitative approach with a descriptive and exploratory nature. The research data was collected through the Program of Improvement in Quality of Access in Primary Care (PIAQ-PC) in Brazil, on its second cycle in 2013, and were analysed by using descriptive statistics. Results:The actions of clinical-care support has been further developed by FHSC, all with frequency greater than 85%. In Piauí, the fields where FHSC acts has shown to be the nutritional care, rehabilitation and maternal and child care and also non-communicative diseases (NCD) that showed frequency higher than 85%. Conclusion:The FHSC initiative contributes significantly with their services to the FHS to achieve its goals. However, to make the work of these teams more effective there must be ownership of Primary Care Services by its users and appreciation of it by the managers. The actions developed in the FHS are being supported and agreed on among the matrix support teams.

Objetivo: analisar a incidência de internações e óbitos por Infarto Agudo do Miocárdio entre os idosos do Estado do Piauí, por microrregião de saúde. Metodologia: trata-se de um estudo longitudinal, retrospectivo descritivo, exploratório, com abordagem quantitativa, cujo público alvo são 6.781 idosos com 60 anos ou mais, internados ou que vieram a óbito por IAM. Resultados: predominam as internações na microrregião denominada ‘Entre Rios’ 69,1% de frequência, a qual abrange a capital do Estado e municípios circunvizinhos. Nessa mesma microrregião ocorreram 73,0% de óbitos. Comparando-se o número de óbitos com as internações ocorridas dentro da microrregional, há uma proporção de 14,0% de mortalidade entre os usuários dos serviços de saúde da microrregião Entre Rios. Conclusão: a incidência de internações não implica na incidência de óbitos. Os dados apontam para fortes evidencias que esses óbitos podem estar relacionados a fatores alheios às práticas individuais vulnerabilizantes do problema.Descritores: Infarto do Miocárdio. Mortalidade em Hospitais. Senescência.

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