CARTOGRAPHY OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM (PSE): IMPLICATIONS FOR THE DEMEDICALIZATION PROCESS

ABSTRACT:

This article aims to present a cartography of the implementation of the School Health Program (PSE) and its effects on the demedicalization process in a small town in Southern Brazil. This cartographic study counted with the participation of 51 professionals from the sectors involved in the Program. For data production, conversation wheels, workshop groups, documentary analysis and participant observation were held. The analyses indicate that the actions performed through the PSE explained the medicalization process in the care of students, especially with a focus on prescription and use of psychotropic drugs. Through the intersectoral articulation promoted by the Program, the Health, Education and Social Assistance sectors were approached in order to understand the students’ problems, as well as the range of actions promoted to confront them. This indicates the potential of the Program for the demedicalization process, which intersectoriality proved to be determinant.

Keywords:
Intersectoriality; medicalization; School Health Program