Ações dos programas de educação pelo trabalho para a saúde da universidade estadual vale do Acaraú: qual lugar ocupam os adolescentes?

Abstract

Adolescence should be seen as a delicate stage in human development, as it is as a process of growth and development through transformation of physical and mental aspects, taking culture as a crucial factor for the development of identity and partners relations, It is therefore a suitable step to certain risks and vulnerabilities. From this premise the goal of the study is to analyze the Program of Education by Working for Health (PET) developed by Valley State University Acaraú - UVA and Sobral Department of Health, under the Promotion of Adolescent Health. As methodological approach the study presents quantitative and qualitative approach and typology that combine with features that combine elements of exploratory and descriptive research which analyzed from the Collective Subject Discourse technique, 93 forms answered by tutors, mentors and monitors three PETs as well as a documentary analysis of official reports. The results are apesentados in three chapters of which are are subdivided into categories of analysis: 1 - characterization of study participants by type of program, time of work, a category that participated; 2 - description of research activities and desenvolvias extension PETs by focusing on the attention to adolescent health; 3 - the collective discourse of tutors, tutors monitors and coordinators on the contributions of PETs in training in adolescent health. It was observed that the actions related to Adolescent Health Promotion varied according to the theme which each Tutorial Learning Group worked thus the groups working directly with issues related to Adolescent Health Promotion had higher frequency actions, and promotional activities to sexual and reproductive health and promoting actions to prevent drug use obtained almost 43% together with the total stock. Research conducted kept strong relationship with the actions taken, so that the most researched topics coincide with the themes with the highest number of actions: promoting sexual and reproductive health of adolescents and 56% of the developed research. As part of the training for Adolescent Health Promotion the PET has contributed mainly by encouraging the practices of educational interventions and expanded clinic for health promotion and disease prevention; followed by professional development for Adolescent Health through the experiences in the fields of practice; to promote research, community outreach and production of educational tools for training in Health in the IES; and In terdisciplinary integration to stimulate the multidisciplinary exercise and social participation in adolescent health services. It is inferred that the PET has contributed directly and indirectly to train for the promotion of Adolescent Health.