O Sistema Único de Saúde nos planos de governo dos candidatos à prefeitura de um município alagoano

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Given the situation and the importance of the dialogue between doing politics and doing health, the research aimed to describe how the Unified Health System was approached in the government plans of candidates for mayor of a city in the state of Alagoas. Methodologically, it was a descriptive study with the technique of documentary research. The documents object of research were extracted from the candidacy portal of the Superior Electoral Court. At first, the government plan of the three candidates for the health area is exposed and in a second, the priority guidelines for the sector proposed by the National Health Council are presented, seeking to establish connections between what is expected by the control at the Brazilian level and what was proposed at the local level discussing in the light of the relevant health legislation and national policies. It was noticed that the Unified Health System was approached superficially by all candidates, thus, it seems that the candidates were unaware of the generalities and specificities of the main health policies in force in the country and the structure and functioning of the health system, as seen that, for the most part, the proposals differed from what the SUS legislation advocates. The candidates proposals had little to do with the public health charter prepared by the CNS. KEYWORDS: Unified Health System, Health Policy, Health Management.