CREATING HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS FOR PRIMARY STUDENTS IN PRESIDENTE PRUDENTE: THE MEDICAL STUDENT‘S VIEW

Introduction and Aim: The improvements in health care models, health promotion practices became prominent, including actions with primary students, helping to build healthy environments. Thus, the aim of this study was to report the incorporation of relevant practices for creating healthy environments and to increase the biopsychosocial looking for students from primary school. Methods: It was performed conversation circles with undergraduate students, mostly of medical school, and primary students, addressing issues related to nutrition, personal hygiene, environment and conducting drug therapy against worms. The University of Western Sao Paulo establishes contact between the academic and community since the first semester, gradually increasing the bond and complexity of the activities throughout the course, covering health promotion practices with a view to improving quality of life of people enrolled area. Results and Conclusion: From the development of educational and therapeutic activities and discussions between academics and school yielded a positive and collaborative interaction to empower individuals as to adopt more healthy lifestyles in their daily lives, resulting in improved quality of life, strengthening the popular education in school environments. Educators and school administrators were satisfied to have received the academics. The students - undergraduate and children, have interacted fruitfully and reported satisfaction for the most part. In conclusion, the project have demonstrated to be effective for the creation of healthy environments, in a way that the autonomous processes could be enhanced through promotion activities to health proposed by undergraduates.