Social iniquities in Primary Healthcare and intersectoral action: a descriptive studyABSTRACT
Objective: To analyze Primary Healthcare with regards to dealing with social inequities through actions targeted at Social Determinants of Health, from the perspective of Family Health Strategy Professionals.
Methods: Descriptive study with a qualitative approach. Data were collected through focus groups and analyzed using Habermas’s communicative action theory.
Results: There were few intersectoral and assistance organization actions with clinical emphasis; municipal management for intersectoral actions shows a lack of planning and faces challenges; and there is little communication and articulation between the sectors.
Final considerations: There are many challenges to be overcome by Primary Health Care to contemplate intersectoral actions targeted at Social Health Determinants, a demand inherent to the possibilities of advancing in the reduction of social and health-related inequalities.
Descriptors: Inequality; Primary Health Care; Intersectoral actions; Health Social Determinants; Social Vulnerability