O Controle Social na Política de Educação Permanente em Saúde

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the Policy of Social Control in Health Education. for both, a qualitative research and exploratory in nature due to the complexity of the issue were used the following methodology: literature review, participant observation, daily records of the field, through documentary analysis of government ordinances, and minutes of meetings of the Pole and current Commission on Integration and Education Office (CIEO), allowing the development of systematic monitoring of the implementation of Standing Policy of Education and Health; implementation of semi-structured interviews with representatives of government at different levels and with ministerial and management of social control that representatives participated and followed the whole process (ie non-random sampling), in order to gather information about the understanding of changes and evaluation of policy, to whether it allows the development of the draft Health Reform and strengthening of the Brazilian Social Control in Health and offer proposals for that to happen in fact. To contextualise the discussion, it retrieves the historical trajectory of health policy in Brazil, it is a study of the Permanent Education Policy and Social Control in the health and to assess the Social Control Policy on Permanent Education in Health is using the analysis of interviews. It is concluded that the current policy of PEH the power is concentrated in the hands of managers and other segments are placed in order to "legitimize" its actions and support. At this point, it is essential that put workers, students, educational institutions and social movements of health should be alert to changes and must be interconnected so that it does not allow his or weakening its dumping areas, preparation and monitoring of public policies.