In:
Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, FapUNIFESP (SciELO), Vol. 13, No. suppl 2 ( 2008-12), p. 2115-2122
Abstract:
This article presents the central concepts of the multiple case study "Health Promotion in Primary Care" conducted by Nescon-UFMG in 2005. Teams of the Family Health Program developed twelve health promotion experiences in different Brazilian regions. After a conceptual revision and field research, health promotion was defined as the process of improving the health of people independently of any previous disease or injury, helping them to increase control over their health. We also concluded that an increased autonomy, understood as the capacity and possibility of the persons to choose, is the central category and criterion for defining health promotion practices.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1413-8123
DOI:
10.1590/S1413-81232008000900016
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
FapUNIFESP (SciELO)
Publication Date:
2008
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2078799-6
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