O trabalho do agente comunitário de saúde na perspectiva da educação popular em saúde: possibilidades e desafios

摘要: This article addresses the possibilities and challenges in performance of community health worker (CHW) from perspective National Policy Popular Health Education. It is based on analysis findings a research-intervention carried out at Family Center small city southern region Brazil. The data analyzed was produced meetings with research team, activities CHWs (individual interviews workshops), feedback sessions team regarding intervention. Among results, intertwined role CHW within emphasized. In situating themselves between technical popular forms knowledge, work potentializes actions Education program, as it points to need for training, agreement developed practices, professional valorization. From these we were able approach understand results terms Based analyses, recommend establishment practices associated broader concept sustained holistic teamwork that valorizes knowledge/action community, inspired guiding principles PNEP-SUS.