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Health and Social Protection Cycle holds first Practices Showcases in cities of Minas Gerais

Minas Gerais

13/05/25

The Health Social Protection Cycle project held, in the first days of April, the first Practices Showcase “Sharing successful experiences of SUS and SUAS” in the municipalities of Catas Altas, Rio Piracicaba and Santa Bárbara. The showcases are part of the training course of the project and aimed to present practices, knowledge and reflections on the performance of the Unified Health System (SUS) and the Unified Social Assistance System (SUAS) in the municipalities.

The showcases sought to value practices that reflect the reality of each territory and strengthen the articulation between health and social assistance – a premise emphasized by the Health Protection Cycle program –, emphasizing the importance of working together between the two public policies to promote access to health, especially for more vulnerable populations.

The training process of the Health Social Protection Cycle is based on the Shared Construction of Local Solutions methodology, which encourages participants, health and social care professionals, to adopt a collaborative and inclusive approach, valuing local knowledge and promoting engagement with communities. This allows you to plan actions and strategies considering not only the challenges, but also the resources and potential available in your territories.

Photo: Health Cycle Program

Piracicaba River

On April 2, the Practice Showcase brought together approximately 30 participants, including professionals and managers of Primary Care and Social Assistance, at the Municipality of Rio Piracicaba. During the day, nine Local Action Plans prepared and developed by the Reference Center for Social Assistance (CRAs), Basic Health Units (UBS), Specialty Center and Health Surveillance were presented.

In all, 42 actions were developed related to different topics such as women’s health, work processes, mental health and chronic non-communicable diseases. The initiative reached about 190 people, generating in the territory an expansion of access to services, basic social protection and health promotion.

Santa Bárbara

Held at the headquarters of the Commercial and Industrial Association of Santa Bárbara – ACISB, on April 3, the Practices Showcase “Sharing successful experiences of SUS and SUAS” brought together about 60 professionals and managers of the local public network. At the time, the 11 Local Action Plans were presented, created and executed by the teams of the Basic Health Units (UBS), the Support Points (PA) and the Social Assistance Reference Center (CRAs).

Photo: Health Cycle Program

The 66 actions developed in the municipality reached approximately 700 people. Some of the themes worked on by the projects were workers’ health, expansion of access to CRAs services, health of the elderly, strengthening of bonds and health promotion.

Photo: Health Cycle Program

Catas Altas

Closing the program, the showcase in Catas Altas brought together approximately 40 health and social assistance professionals at CRAs Vista Alegre. During the day, the three Local Action Plans were presented, two prepared and executed by the teams of the Basic Health Unit (UBS) and the Health Post (PS) and one developed by the Social Assistance Reference Center (CRAs).

With 15 actions developed, the initiative reached about 60 people. During the showcase, it was possible to notice the strength of the integration between health, social assistance and other areas, with themes that dialogue with each other and contribute to expanding the community’s access to different services in a single one. With the local plans “Vem mulher”, “Papo de Mãe” and “Grupo Elos”, the project was able to deal with various themes related to women’s health, the health of pregnant women and the strengthening of community ties.