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O artigo aborda o perfil sócio-demográfico e ocupacional do Programa Saúde da Família (PSF) do Estado de Mato Grosso, Brasil, apresentando os julgamentos avaliativos de médicos e enfermeiros das equipes sobre os seguintes aspectos: graus de concordância sobre os propósitos do programa; graus de uso de meios de planejamento e de implantação das ações de atenção básica. Trata-se de pesquisa avaliativa, que conduziu às seguintes conclusões: (1) o perfil dos profissionais confirma a tendência da feminilização da força de trabalho em saúde; prevalecem os contratos precários de trabalho e a rotatividade dos trabalhadores; os rendimentos são díspares entre as duas categorias profissionais; registraram-se esforços de capacitação para adequar o perfil de formação ao programa; (2) médicos e enfermeiros julgam que o programa alterou o modelo assistencial, favorecendo o controle social, a vigilância epidemiológica e a promoção à saúde; (3) eles julgam ser elevado o grau de implantação de várias ações de atenção básica previstas, e menor o das ações educativas, intersetoriais e de controle das doenças crônicas e endêmicas.

This article analysis some key aspects in the implementation of the Family Health Program (FHP): results; conditions; and institutional mechanisms; flow and regularity of funding; organizational structures; and human resources availability and training. The study was conducted in seven municipalities (counties) in the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil, and used secondary data as well as primary data from interviews with different stakeholders. The research design was evaluative, using a quantitative/qualitative analysis. The results showed: varying stages in the implementation process, different FHP models, and adaptation of organizational structures; high level of human resources availability, except for nurse assistants; availability of financial resources, with some difficulties in their flow; and other institutional factors that hinder or facilitate the micro-implementation process in the municipalities.

This article addresses the profile and assessment of the Family Health Program by physicians and nurses regarding the following aspects: profile characteristics; degree of agreement with the program's proposals; and application of methods for planning and implementing primary care activities. This was an evaluative study with health professionals, and the conclusions highlighted the following: (1) the professional profile reinforcing feminization of the healthcare work force; prevalence of precarious work contracts and worker turnover; wage disparity between professional categories; and efforts at training to achieve the program profile; (2) alteration of the healthcare model by the program, favoring social control and epidemiological surveillance as well as healthcare promotion; and (3) a high degree of implementation of several basic healthcare activities, although implementation of educational and inter-sector activities and control of chronic and endemic diseases was more limited.