Saúde da criança e adolescente com deficiência residentes no município de São Félix - BA

Abstract

As of the enactment of 1988 Federal Constitution, the right to health has been assured by law to guarantee universal and full access to public health services. Every citizen on Brazilian territory may get access to healthcare for free. Groups that have some particularities must also be covered by the Unified Health System, such as children and adolescents who have some sort of disability. Therefore, public policies should be created and assured for this segment of population. Assuming the priority of the child and adolescent provided by law in order to reduce risks and vulnerabilities, this study aims to discuss health of disabled children and adolescents who reside in São Félix-Ba. As well as analyze how healthcare is articulated. The nature of methodology used is qualitative and, at some point, will bring quantitative data. It consists of the systematic listening of health service users, guardians for disabled children and adolescents living in the municipality previously mentioned. These data were obtained from semi-structured interviews and official websites. This work was based on literature reviews about public policies, health policy, health reform in Brazil, disabled people, children and adolescents.