PERMANENT HEALTH EDUCATION IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF THE 4TH HEALTH REGION: AN ANALYSIS OF MANAGEMENT INSTRUMENTS
Work Management, Permanent Education in Health, Public Policies.
Introduction: Health work management aims to implement new models of organization and operation of the country's public health services, making it indispensable in the processes of political-administrative organizations of the Unified Health System. Objective: Analyze the insertion of Education Permanent Health Care (EPS) present in the management planning instruments of the municipalities of the 4th Health Region of Paraíba. Methods: This is a documentary research with a qualitative approach with a descriptive and exploratory nature. Among the health microregions, the 4th Health Region of the state of Paraíba, located in the region of Curimataú and Seridó Paraibano, was delimited for this research. Results and Discussion: Among the materials analyzed, Management Planning instruments, Municipal Plans of Health and Continuing Health Education, Ordinances and Resolutions, Reports of the Teaching and Service Integration Commission, Technical Chamber and State Conferences and Mental Health Program, totaling 69 documents. It was found that health conferences played a key role in providing a basis for managers and teams in developing municipal and state health plans, with active consideration of relevant health advice. These plans reflect a significant integration of Continuing Education, incorporating actions, goals and objectives aligned with the deliberations of these events. Conclusion: The incorporation of public education policies into management instruments is the result of actions developed in the territories. The autonomy of workers and users in defining their paths differs from the perspective of managers, who may believe they are controlling work only through management spreadsheets and information systems.