Health Education Between Academics of Medicine and Adolescents of the Education Program for Health At Work

Identifying the Problem: health education is an important strategy in forming a course of action that has a view to promoting health improvement through the exchange of knowledge. The Education Program for Health at Work was developed in order to stimulate the learning curb and livelihood in strategic areas of the Brazil’s Public Health System, while integrating instruction and service within local communities. A group composed of adolescents was involved in issues concerning the bio-psych-socio-cultural orders that deserve to be evaluated, investigated and treated by means of a participative and educational workforce.

Scenario: meetings were held with adolescents at municipal schools in Santana do Ipanema-Alagoas, Brazil, during a period of two months with the aid of local community health agents and coordinators of the faculty of medicine.

Development: themes surrounded sexually transmitted diseases in teenage years, while focusing on the main relevance and importance to the population. They are considered a high-risk group, especially due to premature sexual activity and teenage pregnancy. Themes developed by means of discourses and speeches with an active participation from those present. Topics involving prevention and recognition of signs and symptoms in their own bodies, while motivating them to seek medical attendance and search to learn about experiences.

Main Results: the community was receptive to the ideals of health education for adolescents in school. The younger population was participative and interactive. They were comfortable in speaking of their personal experiences and questioning topics, thus leading to an open and permanent communication with this group.

Conclusions: experiences seen and lived in education and promoting health with a methodology based on open dialogue with adolescents, by means of reports, experiences, doubts and questions were pared with the medical representatives who imparted their knowledge, cultural importance and local beliefs with training and information for the betterment of health.