Health councils and dissemination of SUS management instruments: an analysis of portals in Brazilian capitals.

Coparticipants in the performance, planning, and control of public policies' implementation, Health Councils are public spaces aiming at the participation and social control of health actions concerning the community. Access to information is a crucial condition so that not only advisers but also civil society can propose, monitor, and evaluate the actions taken in health. Based on this understanding and the guidance provided by Law N° 141/2012 on the visibility of SUS management instruments, this study aimed to verify how the municipal portals of Brazilian capitals have disseminated their Health Councils and the necessary instruments for analyzing, monitoring, and following-up on the health policy.

Health and Social Sciences working together in Community-Based Learning: Is this possible?

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. This is a case study of the experience of integration of health teaching and the community, which aims to bring medical students closer to the context in which health users are inserted.