Social Participation – Users Association

Social Participation – Users Association

participation in health

It is the right to meaningful citizen participation in decision-making about health. The objective is for natural and legal persons to participate through user service systems, at the citizen, community, social and institutional level, in order to:

  • Exercise your rights and duties in health
  • Manage plans and programs
  • Plan, evaluate and direct their own development in health

What are the types of Health Participation?

What are the types of Health Participation?

  • Citizen participation is the intervention of citizens in decision-making regarding the management of resources and actions that have an impact on the development of their communities.

  • The mechanisms of citizen participation are the means through which the fundamental right to democratic participation is materialized, and allow the intervention of citizens in the formation, exercise and control of political power.

Mechanisms for citizen participation:

From our entity we promote and promote the mechanisms of citizen participation, social control and protection of the user of the health service, through: Association of Users Accountability

Users Association

In the exercise of promotion and strengthening of social participation from the EAPB, users are guaranteed the materialization of the right to the formation of the users' association, which is a group of affiliates of the contributory and subsidized regime of the General Social Security System in Health who have the right to use health services in accordance with their affiliation system will ensure the quality of the service and the defense of the user.

The user associations will be constituted with a plural number of users summoned to the constitution assembly by the respective institution in accordance with current legal regulations, the association will guarantee the permanent entry of the different users and the people who can participate in it are:

  • Be a member of the EPS of the agent.
  • Not be an employee of the EPS of the agent
  • Have availability of time and dedication for their active participation in the association.
  • Attend scheduled meetings.
  • Adhere to citizen participation policies.

Below, you will find the directory of user associations:
Conformation of the Valle Users Association

User association contact details:

asociaciondeusuariosasucom@gmail.com

Valle del Cauca user association representatives

Municipality Name Post
palmyra Armando Angarita President
Cali Xiomara Torres Vice President
Cali Edison Gutierrez Fiscal
Cali Janet Redondo Vocal
Cali Maria del Carmen Flaquer Vocal
Cali Luis Arturo Miranda Secretary
Cali German Alvarez Vocal
Jamundi Rubiela Ocampo Vocal
Elections year 2022

Risaralda user association representatives

MunicipalityNamePost
PereiraJorge Ivan Morales OrozcoPresident
PereiraMaria Eugenia Pulido AgudeloVice President
PereiraAstrid Yineth Mendez AlzateSecretary
Elections year 2022