title: [Health education in Brazil: from Paulo Freire to today].
abstract: This paper examines the experience of Brazil in the area of health education integrated in popular education movements. More specifically, the paper discusses the link between health education and popular education, focusing in particular on the work of Paulo Freire. Anti-slavery movements, protest movements against social inequalities and the reconstruction of democracy after the end of the military dictatorship (1965-1984) provided fertile ground for a dynamic process of change--a process illustrated by the creation of the Unified Health System. These developments occurred in a context of social change and unrest. Since then, other actors and other forms of action have emerged, though creativity and popular empowerment remain central to the process of change. However, in popular education, nothing is set in stone and new issues have emerged, as Paulo Freire had predicted. The point is to recognize that popular education applied to health, or rather integrating health, is constantly changing and developing.
authors: Infirmière spécialisée en Education Populaire et en Santé Publique - Ph.D en Santé Mentale - Coordinatrice Atelier Santé Ville au GIP de Grigny et Viry-Chatillon - France. cecilia.masselli@terra.com.br
authors: Maria Cecilia
authors: MC
authors: Masselli
authors: Carla Maria
authors: CM
authors: Vieira
authors: Nayara L S
authors: NL
authors: Oliveira
authors: Elizabeth L M
authors: EL
authors: Smeke
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D006266:Health Education / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D012922:Social Change