A integração possível entre o processo de descentralização e a autonomia dos serviços de saúde e a participação do cidadão: relato de experiência

This paper analyses the experience of health service reorganization in an italian region, Emilia-Romagna, enphasysing the aspects of service decentralization, local autonomy and citizen participation. It is concluded that the autonomy and the citizen participation were fundamental for the decentralization process. Is suggested that the study of that experience can contribute to the health reorganization process now in course in Brazil.