Postos comunitários: uma alternativa para o sistema de saúde

Cadernos de Saúde Pública

João Claudio Lara Fernandes¹  João Guerra De Castro Monteiro¹ 

[1] ,Posto de Saúde da Associação dos Moradores e Amigos do Bairro BarcellosRio de Janeiro RJ ,Brasil

关键词: Primary Health Care;    Consumer Participation;    Health System;    Health Policy;    Cuidados Primários de Saúde;    Participação Comunitária;    Sistema de Saúde;    Políticas de Saúde;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-311X1997000100023

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Reflecting on the current reorganization of the relationship between the state and civil society, the health care field is involved in an intense debate over the organization and use of government and private health services. The authors propose an alternative, consisting of the implementation of primary health care clinics, managed by local institutions and funded by the Unified Health System. To support this proposition, they report on the current experience at the Rocinha slum in Rio de Janeiro, where a community health center was built by the neighborhood association 12 years ago and has been managed by the community since then. The hospital referral rate at the clinic, requests for laboratory tests, and use of precriptions have been considerably limited, although these services are available. These low rates are attributed to the possibility of closer social control by the community, as well as to the geographical features of the center, favoring a broader perception of both health problems and treatment. In order to provide more substantial support to the proposed centers, some suggestions are presented, like the implementation of direct agreements between the government and neighborhood associations (not allowed under current legislation) and expanding potential sources of funding for the health centers, currently restricted to government programs.

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