RELAÇÕES ENTRE RACISMO INSTITUCIONAL E SAÚDE INTEGRAL DA POPULAÇÃO NEGRA: UM ESTUDO COM A EQUIPE DE ESTRATÉGIA EM SAÚDE DA FAMÍLIA EM COARACI-BA
Health of the Black Population. Racism. Health policies
This is an exploratory study, of a quali-quantitative nature, carried out in Coaraci-Bahia, with 53 health professionals from the Family Health Strategies (ESF). It proposed to assess the knowledge of health professionals about Comprehensive Health of the Black Population and Institutional Racism in the health units of this municipality. Data analysis was performed with evaluation of frequencies, percentages and correlations analyzed by the Statistical Program SPSS®. Qualitative data were analyzed using the Iramuteq® software, associated with Bardin's Content Analysis. The evaluated outcome is related to the knowledge, belief and behavior of professionals working in the ESF about the elements that define institutional racism and their knowledge about the National Policy for Comprehensive Health of the Black Population (PNSIPN). The study assesses that there is still, among the interviewees, a lack of knowledge regarding institutional racism. From the speeches, it is clear that the failure to effectively implement programs to implement the PNSIPN compromises the access of the black population to health services and reduces the possibilities for dialogue. The reflections of this text unfold in the elaboration of a booklet aimed at health professionals in order to reflect their praxis in relation to institutional racism.