HEALTH EDUCATION: “GOOD HYGIENE PRACTICE”

ABSTRACT: Health education includes knowledge and practices focused on disease prevention and health promotion, based on scientific and popular knowledge, promoting autonomy of the subjects involved, making them active and transformers of their own life and / or social environment (SCHALL; STRUCHINER, 1999). This is an experience report lived in the first half of 2013 by scholars of the second stage of UNAERP Medical School regarding the practical teaching in primary care and the community health agents under faculty supervision titled " Good Hygiene Practices ".The activity was directed to children belonging to the age group of 6 to 7 years old, from the EMEF schools “Professor José Rodini Luiz” and EMEF “José Delibo” from the Family Health Unity area “Paulo Pimenta de Mello – Jardim Zara”.The activity occurred at a time of integration between children and medical students, using a method where they would put paint in their hands, and the children had to blindfolded wash their hands as usual. Right after that the kids would have their eyes uncovered, and check the cleaning of hands. It also addresses the importance of oral health by tooth brushing and games with illustrative materials. The moment was relaxed and allowed a reflection about the theme involved and also the difficulties and advantages of performing practices in public health broadly articulated to the health system, applying the knowledge acquired.