Política Nacional de Educação Permamente em Saúde (PNEPS): uma análise documental

Abstract

The study aimed to analyze the implementation of the National Policy for Permanent Education in Health, based on the actions reported in the State Plans for Permanent Education in Health, made by the States in 2018 and applications forms completed by the Counties in 2019 and 2020, with the actions taken by them. From the verification of these documents, a critical analysis of the implementation process was carried out, taking into account the needs of Permanent Education in Health (EPS) in Brazil. The methodological assumptions were guided by an inductive approach, in which the different experiences of States and Counties regarding the conceptualization and use of Permanent Health Education (PHE) in their territories were listed and raised. The study points out that the principles and values of EPS were appropriated by the States and Counties and are presented as a pedagogical practice not only in evidently educational instances, such as training processes, but in the management and institutional development actions themselves. The important role played by the State and Municipal Health Departments is highlighted, which endeavored to resume the implementation of the policy of Permanent Education in Health in the country and their capacity to mobilize different social agents.