Perceptions, experiences and perspectives on school health and the School Health Program

The teachers' viewpoint on the municipal health network of Belem-PA

Bibliographic Data

ID4479422
AuthorsFabricio Moraes Pereira (0000-0002-8937-4409, Universidade Federal do Pará), Wilkelly Alves De Lima (0000-0002-9973-4682, Universidade Federal do Pará), Adalberto Lírio De Nazaré Lopes (0000-0002-7094-3878, Universidade Federal do Pará), Liliane Silva Do Nascimento (0000-0002-5943-6314, Universidade Federal do Pará)
Year2021
Volume31
Issue1
Publication date2021-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePhysis Revista de Saúde Coletiva (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0103-7331 • E-ISSN: 1809-4481
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s0103-73312021310126
OpenAlexW3213645389
SCIELO_PIDS0103-73312021000100622
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited22

Health at school is the subject of relevant discussions on health promotion. This study aims to understand the reach of the actions resulting from the School Health Program in municipal public schools in Belem-PA, from the perspective of teachers. It is a descriptive-observational study, with analysis of interviews with 22 teachers of municipal public basic education. Field research took place from April to June 2018. A content analysis was carried out, proposed by Bardin, generating four thematic units. Of those interviewed, 50% were unaware of the referred program or the operation of it. It was possible to perceive different modes of interaction between the program's actuators, from the most punctual and inefficient to the most contextualized and integrative. The study of social health determinants is necessary to better understand the processes and needs of these actions in the municipal school environment, with emphasis on issues of basic sanitation, food insecurity, violence and drugs. There is a need for self-recognition of the teacher as a health educator, in order to make them intrinsic health promoters in their pedagogical practices. The school's articulation with the school community can serve as an input for greater integration and stimulation of social control practices

Content analysis · Health education · Health promotion · Medical education · Pedagogy · Perception · Political science · Public health · Public relations · Qualitative research · Sanitation · Social science · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Health, Nursing, Elderly Care · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · School Health and Nursing Education · Science and Education Research

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