Performance of community health agents in the family health strategy: workers’ perceptions
Doi: 10.5902/2179769211210 Aim: to identify the perception of the Community Health Agent regarding their work in the context of the Family Health Strategy. Method: qualitative research, developed in six units of FHS bound to the Health Secretary of Santa Maria- RS. The participants of the study were...
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| author | Anahlú Peserico Juliana Silveira Colomé Katiane Sefrin Speroni Jacqueline Silveira de Quadros |
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| description | Doi: 10.5902/2179769211210 Aim: to identify the perception of the Community Health Agent regarding their work in the context of the Family Health Strategy. Method: qualitative research, developed in six units of FHS bound to the Health Secretary of Santa Maria- RS. The participants of the study were 33 Community Health Agents. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews and submitted to thematic content analysis. Results: the professional intervention of the agent is connected to its role as a community mediator and educator in regards to health, able to identify the social necessities and representing a spokesperson of the community. Conclusions: the work of the Community Health Agent is related to the potential to bind the users to the actions of the health team, co-responsibilization, and the possibility to prompt processes of change. The strategies of the Community Health Agents aim to enable the participation of the community and to strenghten the Unified Health System. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9c9a4c49ca6942eebde91f0b550c49992022-12-22T01:06:49ZporUniversidade Federal de Santa MariaRevista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria2179-76922179-76922014-11-014348849710.5902/21797692112108664Performance of community health agents in the family health strategy: workers’ perceptionsAnahlú Peserico0Juliana Silveira Colomé1Katiane Sefrin SperoniJacqueline Silveira de Quadros2Centro Universitário FranciscanoCentro Universitário FranciscanoCentro Universitário FranciscanoDoi: 10.5902/2179769211210 Aim: to identify the perception of the Community Health Agent regarding their work in the context of the Family Health Strategy. Method: qualitative research, developed in six units of FHS bound to the Health Secretary of Santa Maria- RS. The participants of the study were 33 Community Health Agents. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews and submitted to thematic content analysis. Results: the professional intervention of the agent is connected to its role as a community mediator and educator in regards to health, able to identify the social necessities and representing a spokesperson of the community. Conclusions: the work of the Community Health Agent is related to the potential to bind the users to the actions of the health team, co-responsibilization, and the possibility to prompt processes of change. The strategies of the Community Health Agents aim to enable the participation of the community and to strenghten the Unified Health System.https://periodicos.ufsm.br/reufsm/article/view/11210agentes comunitários de saúdesaúde públicaenfermagem. |
| spellingShingle | Anahlú Peserico Juliana Silveira Colomé Katiane Sefrin Speroni Jacqueline Silveira de Quadros Performance of community health agents in the family health strategy: workers’ perceptions Revista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria agentes comunitários de saúde saúde pública enfermagem. |
| title | Performance of community health agents in the family health strategy: workers’ perceptions |
| title_full | Performance of community health agents in the family health strategy: workers’ perceptions |
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| title_short | Performance of community health agents in the family health strategy: workers’ perceptions |
| title_sort | performance of community health agents in the family health strategy workers perceptions |
| topic | agentes comunitários de saúde saúde pública enfermagem. |
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