CARIOCA SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM (PSE CARIOCA): THE CHALLENGE OF INTERSECTORIALITY

The Municipal Education System of Rio de Janeiro has 1457 schools. The Health System has 200 basic units, and Social Development has 61 reference centers. It is the combined efforts of these actors that operationalize the actions of the Carioca School Health Program. Take place different actions about Health Promotion, and guarantee of rights, health, education and social assistance. The PSE Carioca has in its structure: a Committee on Coordination in each Secretariat involved in the Program, an Intersectoral Working Group and 10 Management of Health in School and Kindergarten Regional Nucleus. These Nucleus act intersectoral way to stimulate the local interaction of schools with health services and social development, prioritizing the practice of health promotion in schools, revising protocols and valuing experiences. From the synergy of actions of the involved departments, the promoting of quality of life of the segments of the school community is strengthened. Positive results are identified in partnership with families, with priority given to assisted by Bolsa Família Program (BF) and Carioca Family Card (CFC). Also, it is possible to identify positive results with the monitoring of program actions, mobilization of student leaders forming young multipliers to work together with their peers in addressing topics like health education, equity, and sustainability. The PSE Carioca incorporated strategies and actions that strengthen intersectoral relations favorable to the health promotion, the conquest of the rights of children, adolescents and adults. Family and community ties are strengthened, guaranteeing the protection of students and / or families in vulnerable situations.