title: [Promoting health in vulnerable communities: social technologies for poverty reduction and sustainable development].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the experience of implementing social technologies in vulnerable communities to foster individual and community potential for health promotion, poverty reduction and sustainable development.
  
  
  METHODS
  The experience reports were collected from July 2010 to June 2015 with 200 individuals residing in vulnerable communities, in Bahia, Brazil. The experiences were reported in stages: 1) Awareness and diagnostics; 2) Workshops on different subjects; 3) Deployment of social technologies.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The participants were notified of the importance of sustainable development and the environmental and health conditions were diagnosed. Actions for sustainable development were planned, with the implementation of acoustic artefacts (natural fibres) and experimental kitchens (homemade sweets).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Considering that health comprises actions that promote the quality of life, the use of social technologies favoured health promotion because they stimulated the potential of the participants. It also allowed the diversification of the community's income source and sustainable development, which reduces poverty and fosters sustainability, quality of life and health promotion.
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brasil.
authors.forename: Elenilda Farias de
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brasil.
authors.forename: Viviane Silva de
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Jesus
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brasil.
authors.forename: Samylla Maira Costa
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Siqueira
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brasil.
authors.forename: Thais de Andrade
authors.initials: Tde A
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brasil.
authors.forename: Ivana Mota Dos
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brasil.
authors.forename: Climene Laura de
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Camargo
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D011203:Poverty / Q000517:prevention & control*; D060756:Social Networking; D035862:Vulnerable Populations