O AGENTE COMUNITÁRIO DA SAÚDE E SUA RELEVÂNCIA NA ATENÇÃO À MULHER VÍTIMA DE VIOLÊNCIA

Doi: 10.47094/978-65-991674-9-2.189-195

PALAVRAS CHAVE: Violência Contra a Mulher. Agente Comunitário da Saúde. Assistência à  Saúde.

KEYWORDS: : Violence Against Women. Community Health Agent. Health Care

ABSTRACT:
Objective: this study aims to discuss, according to the literature, about the relevance of the CHAs role in the face of violence against women. Method: This is a narrative review of the literature carried out in the Scientific Eletronic Library Online and Virtual Health Library with the descriptors: Violence against women, community health agents and health care. Results: The CHA has great relevance in combating violence against women, as it works directly in the community, reconciling technical and popular knowledge, which can contribute to the deconstruction of male-dominated precepts rooted in this type of violence. In addition, these professionals can make violence visible not only to the victim but also to the health unit to which they are linked, which favors teamwork and optimization in decision making. Conclusion: In this way, the performance of the ACS is configured as indispensable in combating violence against women, acting to facilitate the link between victims and health sectors and by acting with technical and popular knowledge, it can optimize deconstructions of male precepts, which govern the causal bases of violence against women. Thus, it is emphasized that it is of the utmost importance that the competent bodies add to the potentialities already present in the ACS professional, enabling him even more with regard to the recognition and management of the victim.

Autores

• Daiana de Freitas Pinheiro

• Francisca Evangelista

• Letí­cia Gomes da Silva

• Lindalva Maria Barreto Silva

• Maria Nazaré Negreiros Uchôa

• Marina Barros Wenes Vieira

• Patrí­cia Alves de Andrade

• Patrí­cia Pereira Tavares de Alcântara

• Rachel Cardoso de Almeida

• Yanca Carolina da Silva Santos