title: [Health Councils: assessment after 1 year of functioning].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Analysis of the experience from creating and developing Health Committees in the areas of Santa Maria de Gracia and La Nora (Murcia) throughout more than one year in operation (1989-90), as bodies for community participation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participative research which has meant the transformation of existing reality, and which in the process has been a source of knowledge.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinic Centres, at community level, in two basic health areas, one rural and one urban.
  
  
  METHODS
  E.A.P., education officers, pharmacists, various associations, mayors, the Government, Department of Socio-health Sciences of the Faculty of Medicine, and the community in general.
  
  
  METHODS
  The analysis of developing the participative dynamics.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The content of the Minutes of the meetings were analysed in order to give an objective, systematic and quantitative view of what has occurred, 22 variables were identified which were grouped and cross grouped.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Everyone is invited to the Committees and the large majority attend. Citizens and professionals speak and express their views. The meetings are democratic and agreements are reached, objectives established, health problems are resolved and the only instrument used being participation. This has all been stable throughout the year of operation.
authors.affiliation: Centros de Salud de Santa María de Gracia y de La Nora Murcia.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Barceló Aparicio
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martínez Reche
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sánchez Moreno
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sánchez Estévez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cánovas
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marset
mesh_terms: D006286:Health Planning Councils / Q000458:organization & administration; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D013030:Spain
vernacular_title: Los Consejos de Salud: balance de un año de funcionamiento.