Health education in the Family Health Strategy: professionals’ perception

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Juliana Rafaela Andrade da
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Lemos, Emmanuelly Correia, Hardman, Carla Menêses, Santos, Simone José, Antunes, Maria Bernadete de Cerqueira
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde
• Texto Completo: https://ojs.unifor.br/RBPS/article/view/3241
• topic: Educação em Saúde; Promoção da Saúde; Percepção.

Objective: To analyse the perception of health professionals of a Family Health Unit about the activities of health education conducted in work routine. Methods: Qualitative research conducted in the period from May to June 2012, through semi-structured interview with eight health professionals from different categories, at a Family Health Unit in the city of Recife, Pernambuco State. The interviews were analysed through content analysis using the thematic form. Results: Among the interviewees, it is noticeable the existence of a health education perception guided by the precepts of participatory education of critical and reflective character, especially when the professional recognises the community’s knowledge and provides spaces for knowledge exchange and collective construction. However, this was not a unanimous concept since it was still identified a conception of health education with the purpose of “teaching” what is “correct”, aiming for the adoption of healthier behaviours. Conclusion: The professionals interviewed showed different perceptions of the health education activities. These perceptions comprised elements of both a more traditional practice, based on the transmission of information, as well as ideals of an emancipatory practice that values popular knowledge and invites individuals to be co-responsible for health care.