Community assembly as a promotion of participatory management in healthcare

Abstract

Objective: To report the participatory management experience of a Family Health Strategy by means of community assemblies. Methods: Community assemblies were performed with the population of a Family Health Strategy center in the city of Criciúma/SC. The meetings occurred between 2016 and 2017, including health care professionals, managers, members of the organized civil society and the healthcare system clients. Results: The activity enable us to rethink the teamwork process regarding the system of health appointment scheduling and the replication of this process for all the family health teams of the municipality. Final remarks: Participatory management provided opportunities for new collective spaces that facilitate the democratization of healthcare in order to mobilize the role of the health system client in the development of more welcoming, resolute and integral health practices.