title: [Social representation and its contributions to the health area].
abstract: This article approaches, in theory, a notion of Social Representations, describing its origin, concepts, fields of study and manners of approach, which are: dimensional, structural and dynamic. Some comments about the use of this framework in the health area are made, as well as how can it be used in Nursing.
authors.affiliation: Unidade Coinma-Divisão de Saúde Comunitária do Hospital Nossa Senhora Conceição/GHC.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Brum
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care; D011593:Psychology, Social; D012941:Social Responsibility