[Health promotion and education: a diagnosis of sanitation conditions using participatory research and community education (São João dos Queiróz - Quixadá/Ceará, Brazil)].
This study was conducted in a rural community, São João dos Queiróz, a township in the county of Quixadá, Ceará, Brazil, using a combination of participatory research and community education in compliance with the health promotion reference and principles of the 1986 Ottawa Charter. The project was joined by representatives of several local government institutions and organizations from the grassroots community movement. The theme generating the research, as defined by an assembly meeting of the community association, was a diagnosis of sanitation conditions in the community. The starting point was the assessment of local conditions. Results showed adverse local conditions in sanitation, literacy, income, and employment. Suggestions for solving the problems were organized so as to be included in the planning agenda for local health policies. Evaluation was procedural and enriched with daily research activities. The problem-solving pedagogical approach developed during the educational process contributed to a critical reconstruction, appropriation, and sharing of the resulting knowledge.
Mello
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Núcleo de Estudos em Saúde Pública, Universidade de Brasília, SQN 315, Bloco B 504, Brasília, DF, 70744-020, Brasil.
Rouquayrol
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Araújo
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Amadei
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Souza
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Bento
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Gondin
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Nascimento
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003256:Community Participation; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012106:Research; D012424:Rural Population; D012499:Sanitation; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014881:Water Supply
Promoção à saúde e educação: diagnóstico de saneamento através da pesquisa participante articulada á educação popular (Distrito São João dos Queiróz, Quixadá, Ceará, Brazil).