MULTIPLICATION OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNCTIONING OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE IN SOBRADINHO-DF THROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS.

Introduction and objective: The Health Centre 2-Sobradinho DF (CSS-02) is a doorway to the Unified Health System (SUS) to decentralize services and provide care according to their complexity. This knowledge as well as understanding of the Centre‘s routines by the community is essential to its proper functioning. Students who accompanied CC-02 activities realized that the community was not well informed and decided to accomplish a health education with students so they could multiply that information. Methods: The intervention was grounded on the method of Arco de Charles Maguerez and popular education of Paulo Freire. Conversation circles were held between 2nd year students of medical school and students between 13 and 15 years. It was also used a standardized script with topics about prevention and health promotion, SUS complexity levels and CSS-02 services. Results and conclusions: The study included 60 students from Sobradinho. It was found that just a few students knew about CSS-02 services and their information were vague and related to experience of relatives with chronic diseases. Most of them use the center only to vaccination or to receive medications and independently of their complaints they still look for hospitals and does not recognize the importance of prevention and health promotion. It is recommended the involvement of the Centre‘s staff in the process so that health education can firm in basic care. It is expected that students multiply the discussed knowledge, being fundamental the continuity of a regular project about education in health.