Name: Leila Maria de Almeida

Social Worker graduated from Catholic University of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Specialized in Family and Marriage Counseling.

Member of the Organization Commission of the 13^th International Congress of Family Counseling of IFTA -Porto Alegre/RS - November 14^th-17^th 2001

Adjunct Secretary of Health and Social Welfare, S�o Louren�o do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Researcher for the Ministry of Health / PNUD - United Nations Program

in the process of evaluating Healthcare Municipalization in Brazil - as the Representative of the States of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina .

Technical Assistant for FAMURS - Federation of Municipalities Associations of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, supervising� 497 municipal districts through guidance and follow-up on Health and Environment Management, as well as in the update of the de-centralization and regionalization processes for Health and Environment..

Head of the Coordinating Committee of “Better Early Childhood Development Program (PIM)” concerning management, planning, designing of strategies, execution, supervision, and Coordinator of the� “Baby’s World Project”, at the State Secretariat of Health, in a partnership with UNESCO and� UNICEF.

Member of the Organizing Committee for “the 1^st Rio Grande do Sul Baby Week” and for the “1^st International Seminar on Better Early Childhood Development Program (PIM), in 2003.

Coordinator of “the 2^nd Rio Grande do Sul Baby Week” and of “the 2^nd International Seminar of Bettrer Early Childhood Development Program, in 2004.

Collaborator/co-author in the following publications:

SUS-RS De-centralizing and Democratizing Knowledge: Compiling of Legislation for the Unified Healthcare System

SUS Municipal 2001: Basic Information for Municipal Administrations

SUS Municipal 1997: Basic Information for Municipal Administrations

STD / AIDS: Orientation Guide for the Cities of� the State of� Rio Grande do Sul

Health Municipal Funding: Structuring and Performance - 1998

E-mail: [email protected]

Phones: (00 55� 51) 3288.5853 / 3288.5955 / 9961.2429