Redescobrindo a educação em saúde como ferramenta de trabalho do agente comunitário de saúde

The National Politics on Basic Care, instituted by the Ordinance GM 2.488/2011, determines as a specific role for the Community Health Agent “to develop activities on health promotion, disease prevention, as well as health vigilance, through Nets of home and community visits and individual and collective educational actions”. The objective of this research was: to analyze the actions on health education developed by the Community Health Workers at Felipe Camarão I Family Health Facility. This study is an applied research with an exploratory qualitative approach. It was achieved through semi-structured interview, developed in the period of Febrary-March, 2016. All of the ethical procedures preconized on the current legislation were respected, the Committee on Ethics and Research of Human Beings approved this research (CAAE: 51325315.4.0000.5292). The results were analyzed in accordance with the theme analyzes (MINAYO, 2010), regarding the following categories: the understanding of “health education; limits and possibilities of the development of health education practices ad the Community Health Agents’ feelings on the development of health education actions”. The results suggest the need for the Felipe Camarão I Community Health Agents to rethink the way they have been developing their educative practices. However, this one must a practice for the entire team, for this to become reality the support and incentive are indispensable from the manager of health in permanent education processes towards those professionals and the whole team. We must give the Community Health Agents the opportunity to reflect on their practice, seeking together with their team the conditions to favor their empowering, so they can see themselves as protagonists of educative practices in their community. We will work, then, on the perspective of transforming the reality e strengthening the social control. ; A Política Nacional da Atenção Básica, instituída pela portaria GM 2.488/2011, traz como função específica do Agente Comunitário de ...