This was a qualitative holistic multiple case study based on comprehensive sociology of everyday life, with voluntary inclusion of 48 participants. It originated from a doctoral thesis. Its aim was to understand the dimensions of comprehensiveness present in healthcare, as conceptualized by professionals within the family healthcare teams and managers in the municipalities of the Jequitinhonha Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Comprehensiveness of care was addressed in four dimensions: the whole being; comprehensive attendance for healthcare demands; integration of healthcare services; and intersectorality. The results show that it is not enough for professionals to have a watchful eye and be able to grasp users’ needs. The population needs to have access to a system with comprehensive actions so that healthcare as a right for all can materialize.
Comprehensive healthcare; Care; Family Health Strategy; Brazilian National Health System