The dimension of health care in Health Promotion: notes on the approach to care

Abstract

The aim of this text is to explore the interfaces between Health Promotion (HP), health care and the care process. It starts from the premise that the dimension of health care is essential for the theoretical-practical construction of HP, so that it can contribute to better health conditions. This is a qualitative research, a consultation was carried out with managers and municipal workers of Health Primary Care, using an electronic form, which had 215 respondents; and 13 interviews with experts, so called members of the Working Group of the Brazilian Association of Collective Health; also a categorical-thematic analysis was performed. As a result, stands out that: there is not necessarily a dichotomy between HP, Clinic, and care; the way in which care is produced becomes relevant since considering HP principles and guidelines is necessary, thus care would be related to HP even though the perspective is the recovery of health in cases of illness. Thus, defending the importance of the health care dimension is not to ratify the hegemony of health care over other components of care process, and considering individual needs alongside the social dynamics and the context in which people live is essential.