29/04/21

The Health and Social Protection Cycle aims to strengthen disease prevention actions and promote primary health care as a cross-cutting policy of the Unified Social Assistance System (SUAS). The actions are organized based on the experience accumulated by the Health Cycle project in the territories, with an emphasis on participatory methodologies that are recognized and produce effective results.  

The project develops actions to encourage a culture of intersectoral work, foster the ongoing education of managers and professionals in the areas of Health and Social Assistance, expand the performance of Primary Health Care and Social Assistance and provide better technical and material conditions for actions that make a difference in the territories, in order to improve social and health indicators.  

Implemented by the Health Promotion Center (Cedaps), the Health and Social Protection Cycle is conducted in collaboration with municipal departments and has the technical cooperation of Estácio, Unifesspa and PUC-Rio universities, in addition to investments from Wheaton Precious Metals and the Brazilian Development Bank ​(BNDES), through the Together for Health fund.​