IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HEALTH PROGRAM IN SCHOOLS AND APPROACHING THE THEME OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS/AIDS: VALIDATION OF THE BOOKLET FOR PROFESSIONALS OF THE EDUCATION NETWORK

Abstract

The objective of the present study was the construction and validation of the booklet “How to structure the health program at school and develop actions for the prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections/AIDS”, for education professionals in order to expand the actions of the Health Program at School and the approach to the Theme: Sexually Transmitted Infections / AIDS, proposing visits and material on the Health at School Program, strategies for planning actions, theoretical reference on the main Sexually Transmitted Infections / AIDS, dynamics of application of the theme together with the students and, finally, orienting and instructive videos to facilitate the understanding of the proposed dynamics, thus improving the applicability of the actions with the students. The study method was a literary review and the participation of a supervised internship in the education network, basing the construction of the Booklet and later presentation to teaching professionals as directors and biology teachers who work in elementary school with the application of a questionnaire built on Google Forms, with 75% validating the content of the booklet, as well as affirming its use to carry out the actions of the Health at School Program and approach the topic of Sexually Transmitted Infections. It is noteworthy that during the approach it was still possible to observe that teaching professionals lack information about the Health at School Program and about the funding for the execution of the themes, thus strengthening the validation of the Booklet. Finally, the booklet will improve the understanding of education professionals, strengthen health actions at school and expand students' access to important themes for life.