Permanent Health Education in the perspective of managers - the case of Collegiate Regional Management North and Heart of the Regional Health Department, Araraquara (DRS III)

• Grant number: 10/20341-9
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: May 01, 2011
• End date: April 30, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Nursing - Public Health Nursing
• Principal Investigator: Silvana Martins Mishima
• Grantee: Allan Corrêa Aiub
• Host Institution: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto (EERP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Ribeirão Preto , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This study aims to analyze and identify the concepts understood and used by managers or coordinators municipal health during deployment and development practices of the policy of continuing health education (EPS) in the Collegiate Regional Management North and Heart of the region belonging to DRSIII, Araraquara-SP. The objects of study are part of the EPS project "Strengthening Primary Care" and the data collected through semi-structured interview. It will also be carried out analysis of official materials produced by municipalities in question, whose theme was Primary Health Care. It is hoped that this work contributes to the consolidation of primary care, given the possibility of identification, perpetuation, reproduction of successful practices in EPS, as well as resolution of possible obstacles.