Souza, Cassia Virgínia deSilva, Amanda Gabriela Araújo daSilva, Kleylenda Linhares daRibeiro, Rafael BezerraBonfada, DiegoRolim, Ana Carine Arruda2020-12-182020-12-182020-10-21SOUZA, Cassia Virgínia de; SILVA, Amanda Gabriela Araújo da; SILVA, Kleylenda Linhares da; RIBEIRO, Rafael Bezerra; BONFADA, Diego; ROLIM, Ana Carine Arruda. A universidade pública no Sertão do Seridó/RN e o apoio à implantação de Conselhos Locais de Saúde. Saúde Coletiva (Barueri), [s. l.], n. 57, p. 3429-3438, 21 out. 2020. Disponível em: http://www.revistas.mpmcomunicacao.com.br/index.php/saudecoletiva/article/view/933. Acesso em: 03 dez. 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.36489/saudecoletiva.2020v10i57p3429-34381806-33652675-0244https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/31065Objective: to present an account of the experiences of the support actions provided by the Multiprofessional Residency Program in Primary Care in strengthening social control in health in Caicó/Rio Grande do Norte, aiming to create Local Health Councils. Method: This is a descriptive, experience report type study. Results: It is identified that the strengthening of social control in health in Caicó/RN goes through the participation of health workers and the local population and the support of the University is fundamental for this. Conclusion: Limits and potentialities in this university-service relationship are recognized and we hope that this study will con-tribute to creating new strategies for local overcoming to effect popular participation and social control in the investigated scenarioAttribution 3.0 Brazilhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/br/Sistema Único de SaúdeControle Social FormalConselhos de SaúdeParticipação SocialUniversidadesUnified Health SystemSocial Control FormalHealth CouncilsSocial ParticipationUniversitiesarticle10.36489/saudecoletiva.2020v10i57p3429-3438