[Permanent health education for managers as a tool to combat institutional racism in a Northeastern Brazilian municipality]
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Matheus Guirra Martins Ferreira1, Gilmar Mercês de Jesus2, Etna Kaliane Pereira da Silva3
1Especialista en Salud Familiar. Programa de Residência Multiprofissional em Saúde da Família, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana. Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brasil.
Abstract:
This article discusses the experience of a permanent health education initiative focused on institutional racism with health professionals from the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) holding management positions in a municipality in the interior of Bahia, in Northeastern Brazil. A workshop was held in September 2022, based on a problematizing methodology called the Maguerez Arc, conducted by residents of the Multiprofessional Family Health Program. Ten managers participated in the workshop, most of whom were women. Despite acknowledging the presence and impact of racism in health services, managers find it challenging to recognize and address racism in its institutional dimension. A recurring discourse aligned with the myth of racial democracy was notable, and a higher level of commitment among Black women was observed throughout the workshop. Permanent health education emerges as an essential strategy to combat racism, necessary to expand such discussions within health services.
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