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The strategic importance of health information for social control

Alessandra Ximenes da Silva 1
Eliane Aparecida Cruz 1
Verbena Melo 1

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Secretaria Executiva do
Conselho Nacional de
Saúde. Esplanada dos
Ministérios, Bloco “G” Edifício Anexo, Ala “B”/104.
70.058-900 Brasília DF. alessandra.ximenes@saude. gov.br

Abstract This paper discusses the relationship between the State and Brazilian society since the early 1980s. Particularly noteworthy are the
Healthcare Councils that draw up strategies and controls for implementing Healthcare Policies. It also analyzes healthcare information policies for deploying social controls and helps extend the access of these Councils to these policies at various levels of complexity, based on the principle of allround healthcare. Brazil’s National Health Council has contributed to this process through its
Intersector Healthcare Communication and Information Commission, which was brought back into operation in 2005. To do so, Decentralized
Regional Seminars were held, as well as a National Seminar, discussing the construction of a
Pact for the Democratization and Quality of
Health Communication and Information. The proposals presented by the Health Councils were analyzed, with the outstanding being the establishment of indicators to evaluate and oversee information quality and publicizing the rights of the users of Brazil’s National Health System (SUS).
Key words Social control, Health information,
Democratization

Resumo O artigo trata da nova forma de relacionamento entre Estado e sociedade a partir da década de 80, na realidade brasileira. Destacamse os conselhos de saúde que atuam na formulação de estratégias e no controle da execução da Política de Saúde. Analisa as Políticas de Informação em saúde para o exercício do controle social e contribui para ampliar o acesso dos conselhos de saúde a essas políticas em seus diferentes níveis de complexidade, à luz do princípio da