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RAIMONDI, Gustavo Antonio et al. Intersector Integration and Popular Education in Health: in the SUS with Schools and in Schools with the SUS. Rev. Bras. Educ. Med. [online]. 2018, vol.42, n.2, pp.73-78. ISSN 1981-5271.  https://doi.org/10.1590/1981-52712015v42n2RB20170043.

In 1988, the Federal Constitution of Brazil established the foundations for the Unified Health System (SUS), guaranteeing health as a right. In 2013, the National Policy on Popular Education in Health (PNEPS) broadened the achievements in this area by reaffirming the principles of the System: universality, comprehensiveness, equality and social participation, essential to the debate on Popular Education in Health. According to the National Curricular Guidelines (DCN) for Medical Undergraduate Courses from 2014, the University's role is fundamental in training students to act on the needs of the population, promoting health, transforming the outlook of society, and their relations with the community. The group that conducted this study raised the proposal to reflect on the reality of the SUS from the perspective of Youth and Adult Education students (EJA) from the municipal schools of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, drawing on their learnings to empower the population through shared knowledge. In the experiences, we identified a lack of knowledge among the public in relation to their rights and the SUS. Thus, we prioritized the debate and dialogue focusing on the PNEPS principle of lovingness in order to work on the principles of the health system and the public's rights in relation to health. It was revealed that our training remains doctor-centered, bearing in mind the initial difficulty in establishing comfortable contact on both sides. By virtue of working with people, demonstrations of dissatisfaction with our health system naturally arose and these were used to identify possible solutions and how to lead the way in this struggle without transferring the responsibility for improving and consolidating health care solely into the hands of third parties. We needed to understand the importance of the SUS and how to change it through, primarily, social participation. The goal was achieved by establishing a bond that enabled the joint construction of knowledge, bringing greater autonomy to both the group and the participants, broadening our perspective of a change in the fight for health that we strive for in our undergraduate training and our future medical practice.

Palavras-chave : Health Promotion; State Medicine (SUS); Medical Education; Health Education; Community Integration.

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