SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM: Practices and perceptions
School Health. Health promotion. Education and Health Policies
The purpose of this dissertation is part of the universe of debates and reflections about public policies on Education and Health, considering the school as the scenario where health actions take place. The Health at School Program (PSE), instituted by Presidential Decree No. 6,286, of December 5, 2007, results from the integrated work between the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education, with a view to expanding specific health actions to students of the public network. This study has as general objective to analyze how the pedagogical coordination and the principals perceive the contribution Health Program in the School for the promotion of school Health in the municipality of Santarém –Pará, It is characterized as a qualitative research, divided in two phases, initially it was carried out a bibliographic survey, for the literature review, after the empirical phase, had as the locus of the research four schools of the municipal public network of Santarém, chosen intentionally, the participants were: (2) coordinators of the PSE (Secretary of Education and Secretary (Health), (3) school principals from the municipal public network, (2) pedagogical coordinators and (1) former general coordinator of the PSE. Data collection was carried out through the application of a questionnaire and documentary research, which made it possible to learn how the pedagogical coordinators and directors perceive the actions developed by the PSE, the contribution of the actions to promote the health and quality of life of students. The analysis of the data was made from the triangulation of bibliographic, verbal and documentary data that led to conclusions that although there is a lack of knowledge of some professionals about the PSE, that the intersectoral actions are not included in the elaboration of the schools' PPP, they happen, but that there are limitations in the process of implementing the Program. And that the actions contribute to the improvement of the students' quality of life, even presenting several weaknesses.