HEALTH INTERVENTION IN JARDIM GRAMACHO METROPOLITAN LANDFILL

Introduction and Objective: Jardim Gramacho Metropolitan Landfill, the largest open-air dump in Latin America deactivated in 2012, poses serious social problems in the community as violence, drug trafficking, soil pollution, infectious diseases and low self-esteem of its inhabitants. The main target is to develop the local population‘s vision on the meanings of Society, Health and Self-esteem, in order to evince individuals’ potential. Moreover, the Project contributes to the humanistic and ethical education of medical students. Method: Qualitative Work, Experience Report Results and Conclusions: There was a great team of professors, healthcare students, and members of “The Doctor Clowns Project” performed by Unigranrio medical students, at the “IDE Organization” in Jardim Gramacho Community. The group used a Play as a resource to teach children about the importance of hands washing for healthcare and ludic activities targeting health promotion and diseases prevention, besides social inclusion of youth in need. The Project also focused on the woman beauty, which was praised in photo sessions, by holding plaques on which words of appreciation or devaluation were written, based on how they see themselves. Furthermore, stories about great women in global society were told, in order to bring back will to fight . The volunteers also distributed basic food baskets to all families. Based on the need for ethical and humanistic medicine, it is important to develop in the student a critical sense of social responsibility, since solidarity and compassion are key values that build a physician in an holistic way.