The work with interdisciplinary teams is considered an important request for the reorganization of the work process in the clinical practice of health promotion and disease prevention, towards an integral and more effective approach. This article evaluates the disciplinary relationships among health professionals in the context of a university center for education and research in practices of health promotion and disease prevention. The identification of the main issues related to interdisciplinary practices was based upon the humanistic view of disciplinary interactions. For data collection and interpretation, the methods of participant observation and semi-structured interviews with health professionals were used, followed by content analysis (thematic model). The analysis showed a likely transition from plural to interdisciplinary practice in the studied healthcare service. Based on this case study, the article discusses the social, cultural, educational, institutional and individual factors that can act both as facilitators or barriers to interdisciplinary practice.
Interdisciplinary Practice; Health Promotion; Health Professionals
