Abstract

ROMEO CEPERO, Dulce V.. Community ability favoring health promotion in collectivity. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 2007, vol.23, n.3, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-3038.

In health promotion, strengthening is a process by which people achieves a greater control on decisions and actions affecting its health. Health education, and community involvement, are routes to self-responsibility, that be confronted like a long and complex process. To know community concerning in “Antonio Guiteras” Council in Habana del Este Municipality, as for its strengthening favoring the health promotion of its inhabitants, and to assess inter-sectorial involvement in health actions, a descriptive study was conducted in which it was found that it is necessary a more consequent practice of “social and community involvement” in area of this municipality for solution to a health problems, depending of inter-sectorial and community actions, and individual practices as well as to recognize that such community has a limited influence on planning and execution of health programs. We proposed need of to train health staff charged of primary care and of sectorial and governmental personnel in its role of facilitation person in health strategy, APS, as well as to promote strategy of Health Municipalities in local context of community.

Keywords : Community and inter-sectorial involvement; health promotion,; community..