Popular participation in local management of the Family Health Program in Campina Grande, Paraíba

Authors

  • William Almeida de Lacerda UEPB - Campina Grande - PB
  • Idalina Maria Freitas Lima Santiago UEPB - Campina Grande - PB

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1414-49802007000200007

Abstract

This article presents a study of a process of popular participation in the management of a Family Health Program in two communities in the municipality of Campina Grande, Paraíba. It examines the perspective of three segments: community health councils, users of educational groups and professionals in the Family Health Program. It strives to identify the level of participation of users of the educational groups in the activities undertaken in the Family Health Program and to analyze the participation of the community healthcare council members in proposing, enacting and evaluating the actions of the Family Health Program. A number of limitations were identified: the non-participation of the community council members in the planning of actions undertaken by the staff; the difficulty of the Local Healthcare Council in establishing interlocution with the communities; and the lack of on-going training for the professionals in methodologies to encourage popular participation.

Author Biographies

William Almeida de Lacerda, UEPB - Campina Grande - PB

Mestre em Políticas Sociais pela Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB). Assistente Social da Estratégia Saúde da Família de Campina Grande. Professor substituto do Departamento de Serviço Social da UEPB.

Idalina Maria Freitas Lima Santiago, UEPB - Campina Grande - PB

Graduação em Serviço Social pela Universidade Católica do Salvador (1981), especialização em Especialização em Política Social pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba (1984) , mestrado em Ciências Sociais pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba (1993) , doutorado em Ciências Sociais pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (2001) e ensino-medio-segundo-grau pelo Colégio Nossa Senhora da Vitória (1976) . Atualmente é professor titular da Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Consultoria do Associação Cunhã Coletivo Feminista e colaborador do Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anísio Teixeira. Tem experiência na área de Serviço Social , com ênfase em Serviço Social Aplicado. Atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: jurema-umbanda-gênero-sexualidade.

Mais informações: Currículo Lattes - CNPq.

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Published

2007-05-28

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2 (2007): Democracia e participação

Section

Applied research

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