The public university in the hinterland of Seridó/RN and the support of the implantation of Local Health Councils
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.36489/saudecoletiva.2020v10i57p3429-3438Keywords:
Unified Health System, Social Control Formal, Health Councils, Social Participation, UniversitiesAbstract
Objective: to present an account of the experiences of the support actions provided by the Multiprofessional Residency Program in Primary Care in strengthening social control in health in Caicó/Rio Grande do Norte, aiming to create Local Health Councils. Method: This is a descriptive, experience report type study. Results: It is identified that the strengthening of social control in health in Caicó/RN goes through the participation of health workers and the local population and the support of the University is fundamental for this. Conclusion: Limits and potentialities in this university-service relationship are recognized and we hope that this study will contribute to creating new strategies for local overcoming to effect popular participation and social control in the investigated scenario.