THE INTERSETORIALITY BETWEEN HEALTH AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF VITÓRIA / ES
Name: ANA LUCIA DE LIMA PANSINI
Publication date: 19/05/2011
Advisor:
Name |
Role |
|---|---|
| MARIA LUCIA TEIXEIRA GARCIA | Advisor * |
Examining board:
| Name |
Role |
|---|---|
| MARCIA SMARZARO SIQUEIRA | Internal Examiner * |
| MARIA LUCIA TEIXEIRA GARCIA | Advisor * |
Summary: This study aims at analyzing whether (and how) Whole Family Care Program teams (Social Care Reference Center) and Family Health Strategy (ESF) teams (Family Basic Health Care Unit) in the São Pedro area (Vitória-ES, Brazil) structure their actions within the boundaries of intersectorial logic, as well as reflecting on how the intersectoriality theme is set as a challenge for technicians to operationalize social and health care policies. A qualitative study including documental research and group and individual interviews was carried out. The individual interviews were performed with the coordination board of CRAS (Social Assistance Reference Center) territory I and the coordination board of São Pedro V UBSF (Basic Family Healthcare Unit). The focus
groups involved CRAS professionals and ESF teams. The data were analyzed using the content analysis approach. Intersectoriality appears as one of the premises of both health care policy and social assistance policy, either as integration or interaction, but always linked to the technical and operational sphere. In the city of Vitória-ES, Brazil, intersectoriality is present in both Municipal Health Plan (2006-2009 and 2010-2013) and Municipal Social Assistance Plan (2006-2009). As far as the CRAS is concerned, its
technicians aim at performing their activities interacting with other sectors, referring individuals to social assistance services in the territorial network or giving lectures that ultimately focus on developing users‟ capabilities and skills. In the actions of the ESF technicians, the emphasis on the obstacles to realizing intersectoriality predominated. It referred to the large demand for care services in that territory, and the lack of professionals and proper physical space, which hinder the work of these teams and, most importantly, the intersectorial planning. The CRAS (Social Assistance Reference Center) and FHS (Family Health Strategy program) technicians acknowledge the
importance of intersectoriality, but point out at the poor dialogue between sectors as hindrance to developing team work.
