Abstract
The article presents an analysis about the importance of militancy in the construction of a regional public policy of permanent education. Taking as a reference the political action of participants of the Commission for Integration Teaching-Service, in Region 28 of Health, in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, the analysis gives attention to the political space that Comission participants occupy not only in the political, but also in the execution of actions related to permanent health education in the region. From the methodological point of view, the research was based on two main procedures: survey and analysis of secondary data, which covered legislation related to the policy of permanent education in health and the structuring of Commission for Integration Teaching-Service; semi-structured interviews with Commission for Integration Teaching-Service participants from Region 28 of Health of Rio Grande do Sul. As a result, it was verified that, although the Commission for Integration Teaching-Service was established by legislation with only advisory functions within the health regions, the committed performance of its participants in Region 28 of Health of Rio Grande do Sul is able to transform it into an important space (regional) of militancy and execution of policies of permanent education in health.
militancy; public policy; regionalization of health; permanent health education