ECOSOL - Economia Solidária

Meeting | Ecosol-CES

Health, community animation and 25 April 

November 16, 2024, 09h30

Casa da Esquina (Coimbra)

Programme

Morning - Building another healthcare paradigm

  9:30  -  9:45 - Opening speech by António Cardoso Ferreira of the GAC and representatives of the other organising institutions.
  9:45  - 10:00 - Thought and action around community animation. Actors and processes by José João Rodrigues, Filipa Alves, Sandra Alves, and Tiago Cravidão
10:00  - 13:00 - The community animation processes that emerged with the 25 April Revolution. Reports from professionals/activists. Moderated by Pedro Hespanha, ECOSOL CES
10:00  - 10:30 - “Listening to, identifying and valuing the needs expressed by communities and the National Health Service” - by António and Maria José Cardoso Ferreira
10:30  - 11:00 - “Telling the story of the Águeda movement” by Maria José Tovar
11:00  - 11:15 - Coffee break
11:15  - 11:45 - “The mediating role of family doctors in local communities” by Maria José Hespanha
11:45  - 12:15 - “Health as a motto for (inter)action and dis(involvement)” by Rosa Madeira
12:15  - 13:00 - Debate on the reported experiences, preceded by a brief comment from the Moderator

13:00 - 14:30 - Social lunch

Afternoon - Community animation in public policies and citizenship. Moderated by Maria José Ferreira

14:30 - 15:00 - “Healthy Neighbourhoods - an initiative to be continued” - by João Afonso, National Coordinator of the Healthy Neighbourhoods Programme
15:00 - 15:15 - Debate
15:15 - 15:45 - “Health Users’ Committees and the National Health Service” - by José A. Paixão, Health Users’ Committee of Médio Tejo - CUSMT
15:45 - 16:00 - Debate
16:00 - 16:30 - “Social prescription and promotion with community participation” - by Cristiano Figueiredo, USF da Baixa (Lisbon), ENSP, Social Prescription Network Portugal [to be confirmed]
16:30 - 16:45 - Debate
16:45 - 17:30 - Extended debate on the challenges of guaranteeing a healthy society