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The role of the community health worker to strengthen popular education in health
O papel do agente comunitário de saúde no fortalecimento da educação popular em saúde
El rol del agente comunitario de salud en el fortalecimiento de la educación popular en salud
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Abstract Objective: To discuss the Community Health Agent (CHA)'s role as a popular educator. Methods: Qualitative methodology, based on dialogic conception of action-research, using as methodological procedures focal group's interview and workshops, and content analysis. Subjects were 14 CHA from two Progra... view more
Objective: To discuss the Community Health Agent (CHA)'s role as a popular educator. Methods: Qualitative methodology, based on dialogic conception of action-research, using as methodological procedures focal group's interview and workshops, and content analysis. Subjects were 14 CHA from two Programmatic Areas of Rio de Janeiro city, that participated in a focal-group in november of 2010. Results: The analysis showed that the CHA performs activities based on popular education's assumptions, also permeated by normative conception and "banking education", as an attempt to obtain acknowledgement inside health team. Conclusion: The CHA is a potential popular educator that can contribute to Primary Care's success. For that, CHAs should seek their qualification and collective empowerment and think about the contradictions of their work.... view less
Keywords
health; health education; health care; health professionals; Brazil; Latin America; South America
Classification
Medical Sociology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 371-378
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 9 (2017) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2017.v9i2.371-378
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed