Identidade da agente comunitária de saúde: Tecendo racionalidades emergentes

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We analyze the identity of the community health agent based on the gender category, in dialogue with the categories: public and private/domestic space, and popular and scientific knowledge. We note that this profession is undervalued not because it is almost entirely occupied by women, but because it is seen as feminine work, and this condition is historically marked by gender inequality, associating women with family care and domestic tasks and, therefore, with subordination. This profession reflects hegemonic gender positions in society and the definition of its identity occurs in the daily routine with the healthcare team and the community, full of conflicts and affections, and also in the daily practices, characterized by hierarchies. At the same time, it carries the possibility of an emancipatory social and political horizon, defined in the creation of a community work that is organized to comply with the principle of integrality.

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Rocha, N. H. N., Barletto, M., & Bevilacqua, P. D. (2013). Identidade da agente comunitária de saúde: Tecendo racionalidades emergentes. Interface: Communication, Health, Education, 17(47), 847–857. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1414-32832013005000031

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