The mode of health care: reflections on the daily practice of a primary health unit Porto Alegre - RS

Abstract

This article discusses the mode of health care in a Primary Health Unit of Porto Alegre, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, based on the understanding of the historical process of the constitution of types of health assistance in Brazil. During the experience in the Integrated Health Residency, some questions emerged regarding work in the context of Brazil's National Health System (SUS), and the concepts of health and care that were operating on the daily practice of this service. Participant observation was the tool used in this research for a reflection on the daily practice of the Unit. In this way, three categories emerged: the public/private relationship, the team's discourse about the population, and the demand of the Integrated Health Residency: changes in the manner of working. Thus, the article gives visibility to the elements pertaining to work in this Unit, pointing to the importance of the discussion and of the hearing spaces to the construction of new modes of working with health.