Abstract
Introduction: Historically, the Unified Health System began from the 8th National Health Conference and, throughout the Brazilian territory, opened the new perspectives and perspectives focused on health and dreamed by the population. The Integrative and Complementary Practices in Health are inserted within this context, from 2006 and complement the holistic view on the actions developed in public services. Objectives: to describe and analyze the advances and challenges in the implementation of Integrative and Complementary Practices in the public service of a municipality in the south of the country. Methodology: contemporary documentary study, carried out through the analysis of public documents, describing the actions developed from 2002 to 2022.
Results: Even before the ordinance under no. 971 of 2006 defined the guidelines of the National Policy of Integrative and Complementary Practices in Brazil, other ordinances were being discussed and implemented in different municipalities, such as the process of implementing the Unified Health System, initiating the development of new millennial forms of care. Considerations: Health is understood as the set of different factors, such as physical, mental and social well-being. Understanding and opportunistic care for the promotion, prevention and restoration of people through simple and effective practices, in addition to promoting the reception and rescue of many cultures that existed and still exist in our country, contributes to the optimization of public resources and meets the recommendations of the Unified Health System.