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ARAUJO, Verbena Santos; DIAS, Maria Djair  e  BUSTORFF, Leila Alcina Correia Vaz. The instrumentalization of health education in the basic attention. Rev. Enf. Ref. [online]. 2011, vol.serIII, n.5, pp.7-17. ISSN 0874-0283.  https://doi.org/10.12707/RIII1143.

Context: health education contributes to the development of critical awareness and stimulates problem-solving and organization for collective action. Objectives: to present the performance of health professionals in educational actions and to identify how they apply them. Methodology: a quantitative exploratory research. A semi-structured questionnaire was used with health professionals from the Basic Family Health Units in the Tambor neighborhood - Campina Grande/PB district. Results and discussion: The educative actions are conducted in a participatory approach together with information propagation; the active groups receive necessary support; the information is well understood; and the various methodological instruments. These contribute to its success. Conclusion: the health education, once implemented, reaches users satisfactorily and contributes to improve the quality of life of the population.

Palavras-chave : education in health; health promotion; health professionals.

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