Political dimension to child and adolescent with special health needs care: a reflection

• Autor(a) principal: Silveira, Andressa da
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Neves, Eliane Tatsch
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufsm.br/reufsm/article/view/21976
• topic: Child health; Adolescent health; Public policies; Chronic disease; Salud del niño; Salud del adolescente; Políticas públicas; Enfermedad crónica; Saúde da criança; Saúde do adolescente; Políticas públicas; Doença crônica; Saúde da criança; Saúde do adolescente; Políticas públicas; Enfermagem pediátrica.

Objective: to reflect on the political dimension in health care of children and adolescents with special health needs. Method: reflective analysis of current health policies, which are related to the health of children and adolescents, considering the demands made by these children. Results: we present some milestones in the social and public policies of child and adolescent health, including the inclusion of the rights that ensure universal access to health care. Among the social policies, there is the Organic Law of Social Assistance. Conclusion: Despite the fact that public health policies ensure the rights of children and adolescents, they do not meet the specificities of the demands of this population that need to be highlight. It is necessary to recognize this clientele in epidemiological rates in the national scenario. The equity perspective is essential for the unequal who, often, do not find spaces in health services