title: [Health promotion in the Pankararu indigenous community].
abstract: The objective of the study was to know how the Pankararu indigenous perceive their health situation and identify actions they prioritize as necessary to promote health in their community. Qualitative research, in which the declarations collected were subjected to the technique of analyzing the Collective Subject Discourse. It was identified that in the indigenous perception, as the health status of their community, there is a lack of general assistance, and a lack of professionals to assist them meeting their needs. In relation to actions that the Indigenous prioritize as necessary to promote the health of their community, it was highlighted provision of health unit with trained professionals and access to health education actions. It was, thus, proposed an overhaul of the organizations and establishments of the subsystems in promoting indigenous health.
authors.affiliation: Universidade de Pernambuco, Faculdade de Enfermagem Nossa Senhora das Graças, Programa Associado de Pós-graduação em Enfermagem UPE/UEPB (Pós-graduando), Grupo de Estudos e Pesquisasem Epistemologia e Fundamentos do Cuidar, Recife-PE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Jonas Welton Barros
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Jael Maria
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Aquino
authors.forename: Estela Maria Leite Meirelles
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Monteiro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007199:Indians, South American; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult