Abstract
The article revisits nodal notions in the health field such as participation and community. These categories need to be revalued and understood in the light of modern public policies and the processes of construction of “the common”. In the territories daily life collective practices construct health-illness-assistance-care processes in social reproduction and also in the resistances to the social general hegemonic models, as well as those related to the health care services. These experiences and knowledge are axes for health practices focussed on territorial autonomy processes. Guided by those, professionals can turn to develop other practices outside of the classic, hegemonic and rigid care designs.
Keywords:
Community Participation; Collective Health; Social Psychology; Social Networks