SUPPORT CENTERS FOR FAMILY HEALTH: REFLECTING ABOUT PRACTICE EMERGING MEANINGS
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Objective: To analyze the professional practices of teams of the Support Centers for Family Health (SCFH) in the municipalities of João Pessoa and Campina Grande, PB, Brazil in line with the supporting matrix models identified. Material and Methods: We conducted a non-participant observational study with the SCFH professionals from João Pessoa and Campina Grande, making a total of 480 hours, by which it could be observed: the SCFH teams’ training promoted by the Health State Department and Ministry of Health; meetings between staff and managers, as well as daily activities of the teams. Semi-structured interviews were also conducted with 36 professionals, SCFH general coordination and two district managers. Results: We identified five meanings of support: the managerial and administrative, seeking to resolve bureaucratic problems of health facilities and play bureaucratic roles; the political-institutional, which operates the political directions advocated by managers in the conduction of health actions; the technical-pedagogical, which promotes permanent education processes to the teams, in order to provide health problem-solving; the technical-supportive, offering direct support to users; and the political-communitarian, which strengthens the political organization of the community. Conclusion: The assumption of one or more concepts of matrix support by managers is not only a technical option, but it is influenced by a range of political and economic issues reflecting the adoption of a given technical-supportive health model. DESCRIPTORS: Primary Health Care; Family Health Program; Health Services Administration.Downloads
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2013-05-27
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SAMPAIO, J., MARTINIANO, C. S., ROCHA, A. M. de O., SOUZA NETO, A. A. de, OLIVEIRA SOBRINHO, G. D. de, MARCOLINO, E. de C., MAGALHÃES, F. C., & SOUZA, F. F. (2013). SUPPORT CENTERS FOR FAMILY HEALTH: REFLECTING ABOUT PRACTICE EMERGING MEANINGS. Revista Brasileira De Ciências Da Saúde, 17(1), 47–54. Retrieved from https://periodicos.ufpb.br/ojs2/index.php/rbcs/article/view/15932
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