title: [Citizen constitution and social representations: reflecting about health care models].
abstract: This article presents a reflection on the meaning of the terms citizenship and health, addressing the Theory of Social Representations as a strategy for implementing and evaluating health care models in Brazil. First, a brief history about the concept of citizenship is presented; then the article addresses the principles of freedom and equality according to Kant; the third section of the article shows that health is as a right of the citizen and a duty of the state. Finally, the Theory of Social Representations is emphasized as a strategy to evaluate and implement the health services provided to citizens by the current health care models in Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem Anna Nery da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. silvioeder@ufpa.br
authors.forename: Sílvio Eder Dias
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Flávia Regina Souza
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: Cleusa Rios
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: Maria Itayra
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Padilha
authors.forename: Esleane Vilela
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Vasconcelos
mesh_terms: D003249:Constitution and Bylaws; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D006806:Human Rights; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012961:Sociology