ATIVIDADES LINGUAGEM NO/PARA O TRABALHO DO AGENTE COMUNITÁRIO DE SAÚDE: DESCREVENDO ALGUMAS PRÁTICAS

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Researches on language activities in the field of work has motivated the interest of the scientific community in the perspective of understanding its implications and relevance for people's lives. It is not extreme, therefore, to characterize the relationship between language and work as “visceral” (DUARTE; FEITOSA, 1998). From this perspective, the present study aims to describe home visits and the registration of families in the Family Health Program (FHP) by Community Health Agents (CHA) as in-service language activities. It is about field research, it has a qualitative character as it results from the interaction between researcher and collaborators (STAKE, 2011), through the use of techniques of “asking and registering” (ERICKSON, 1986, p. 56), in order to better understand the language practices used by the collaborating participants. The descriptions reveal that the referred practices implemented by the CHA constitute language practices that meet the fulfillment of the objectives established by the FHP with regard to basic health care. The research also sheds light on studies carried out within the scope of work activities, more specifically those located within the sphere of public health policies in order to contribute to the insertion of issues in this area within the scope of academic discussions, whose reflexes may imply, directly or indirectly, changes in thoughts and positions, in order to generate possible social transformations.