Professional qualification as a strategic action for the implementation of the Brazilian Workers’ Health Policy

Abstract Introduction: the creation of the National Workers’ Health Comprehensive Care Network is considered the main strategy for the Brazilian Workers’ Health Policy. The Ministry of Health prioritized the professional training of the teams from workers’ health reference centers, which are considered crucial within the network. The Ministry of Health signed an agreement with the Centre of Studies for Worker’s Health and Human Ecology of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation National School of Public Health, aiming at organizing a distance education course on Workers’ Health. Objective: to describe and analyze the course development from 2006 to 2015. Methods: documentary analysis. Results: the course was held in the North, Northeast, Midwest and Southeast regions of Brazil, with 1,703 enrollees, from which 70% were approved and 28% dropped out. The participants’ opinions about the course and its materials were taken into account. We analyzed the relationship between the course and the workers’ health policy, as well as the performance of students and tutors. Conclusion: the courses pioneering process achieved its objectives, carving new paths for actions in workers’ health, and making it possible to identify positive evidence of the training on services and the network.摘要及研究背景：巴西全国劳动者健康综合照护网络（National Workers’ Health Comprehensive Care Network）的构建，被视作巴西劳动者健康政策（Brazilian Workers’ Health Policy）的核心战略。巴西卫生部（Ministry of Health）将劳动者健康参考中心的团队专业培训列为优先发展事项，此类中心在该网络中占据核心地位。巴西卫生部与奥斯瓦尔多·克鲁兹基金会（Oswaldo Cruz Foundation）国家公共卫生学院的劳动者健康与人类生态学研究中心（Centre of Studies for Worker’s Health and Human Ecology）签署合作协议，旨在开设一门劳动者健康主题的远程教育课程。 研究目标：对2006年至2015年间该课程的实施进程进行描述与分析。 研究方法：采用文献分析法。 研究结果：该课程在巴西北部、东北部、中西部及东南部地区开展，共计招收1703名参训学员，其中70%顺利通过考核并结业，28%中途退学。研究收集了参训学员对课程及配套教学资料的评价意见，同时分析了该课程与巴西劳动者健康政策之间的关联，以及学员与辅导教师的履职表现。 研究结论：本课程的开创性实践达成了既定目标，为劳动者健康领域的工作开辟了全新路径，并得以证实该培训对相关服务体系及网络建设具有积极作用。