Promoting health in the Horto Florestal / Promovendo saúde no Horto Florestal

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2009

RESUMO

This is a study developed a Conservation Unit of the São Paulo State Park Alberto Lofgren - PEAL, located in the north of the city and known as "Horto Florestal". This research sought to identify initiatives on guidelines for health promotion in the park, and the relevance of social determinants, environmental and health problem facing the Brazilian Spotted Fever - FMB. The area of public visitation to the park has become important for the study of epidemiological characteristics have, as the program of control of FMB as the alert area and, therefore, potential for transmission of the disease. We tried to identify the educational activities offered by the Center for Environmental Education to understand the performance of monitors and has done a survey of infrastructure and operation of PEAL. Educational workshops were developed with tutors and others who had a role to interface with the population approach to guiding the study of topics such as education and environmental health, health promotion, spotted fever, educational planning and control of the FMB. To ensure a participatory process were discussed issues of interest and used a variety of pedagogical strategies in encouraging participants feelings of co-responsibility and belonging to the process. A space of reflection on health promotion, quality of life, the environment of the park, and care strategies for action with the FMB was established with the objective of integrating environmental education activities and health, which could amplify the coordinated action of professionals. Data collection was done by means of documentary analysis, observation of field, interview with the management and educational meetings with the monitors. The analysis was constructed from the triangulation of data and techniques of research cited. The products of this study, are: the plan to mobilize to control the inter FMB in PEAL, produced by monitors and the inclusion of the issue with FMB care about the teachers book used by environmental educators and the participation of the health team in the Management Plan of the Park to a specific chapter on zoonoses in document management unit, a technical paper published in the magazine, on major zoonoses of Peale and the professional growth of those involved in educational workshops, and contribution to the discussions on issues of health and environmental care in an area of leisure but at risk for zoonoses to be of conservation unit.

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unidade de conservação health education health promotion conservation unit promoção da saúde educação ambiental e febre maculosa brasileira environmental education and brazilian spotted fever educação em saúde

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