State and public policies: discussing the interterritoriality of health and social assistance facilities in the municipality of Ponta Grossa

Abstract

Debates on territory are essential for equitable and emancipatory social policies at present, and it is imperative to analyze this element as a living subject circumscribed within social dynamics. This research focuses on this aspect of social policy work, looking at public facilities that operate essentially on a territorial basis, in this case those providing basic health care and basic social assistance, understanding that these facilities use the territory to expand access to social rights and must therefore take their specific characteristics into account, acting in a coordinated and intersectoral manner to promote comprehensive care for individuals. The aim was to analyze the territorialization of public facilities for health and social assistance policies in the municipality of Ponta Grossa. A descriptive and exploratory study was conducted to understand the perspectives on the phenomenon and outline it, as well as using geotechnologies to map the territorial organization of assistance and health policies in the municipality of Ponta Grossa and analyze their territorial convergence. The results demonstrated the interterritoriality of the facilities of these policies, their potential, and their relevance for intersectoral work.