Participação e controle social no conselho de saúde do Município de Cuité -PB.

Abstract

The Health Council is a collegial, deliberative and permanent body of the Single Health System (SUS) in each sphere of Government, which is part of the organizational structure of the Ministry of Health, the Secretariat of Health of the States, the Federal District and the Municipalities, with composition, organization and competence set forth in Law 8.142 / 90. The purpose of this work is to understand how social participation occurs in the Municipal Health Council of Cuite during the management that comprises the years 2017 and 2018. A qualitative-quantitative approach was used on the structure and functioning of the Municipal Councils of the municipality of Cuite In addition, the following procedures were adopted: observation of meetings, analysis of documents produced by CMS and a questionnaire to be answered by board members. We can see that the council's activities can contribute to the management of public health policies, positively influencing the "health status" of the population of the municipality, but for the exercise of social control, a process of permanent training is fundamental to know the role and attributions of a council, the legislation of the SUS, instruments of accountability. Therefore, there is a long way to go so that the performance of the counselors is effective.