Cooperative interventions and the Interaction of Community Health agents within the family health team
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https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342012000300019Keywords:
Community Health Aides, Primary Health Care, Family Health Program, Patient care teamAbstract
This qualitative study examines the social relationships between the Community Health Agents (CHAs) and the Family Health team (FH), highlighting cooperative interventions and interactions among workers. A total of 23 participant observations and 11 semi-structured interviews were conducted with an FH team in a city in the interior of São Paulo, Brazil. The results revealed that CHAs function as a link in the development of operational actions to expedite teamwork. These professionals, while creating bonds, articulate connections of teamwork and interact with other workers, developing common care plans and bringing the team and community together, as well as adapting care interventions to meet the real needs of people. In communication practice, when talking about themselves they talk about the community itself because they are the community's representatives and spokespersons on the team. The conclusion is that the CHA may be a strategic worker if his/her actions include more political and social dimensions of work in healthcare.Downloads
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2012-06-01
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Sakata, K. N., & Mishima, S. M. (2012). Cooperative interventions and the Interaction of Community Health agents within the family health team. Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da USP, 46(3), 665-672. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342012000300019