Educação em Saúde Única utilizando pesquisa-ação numa comunidade do Estado de São Paulo, Brasil.

Abstract

We report an educational intervention in One Health, aimed at appropriating technical-scientific knowledge, mobilizing and transforming the reality of people in a community in the municipality of São Bernardo do Campo (São Paulo, Brazil). In this sense, an observation was initially conducted in that location of situations involving unhealthy housing, lack of basic sanitation and domestic waste collection, water quality and supply, animal abandonment, synanthropic animals, dogs and cats with parasites. Considering this scenario, through an action research approach, 6 educational cycles were planned and carried out, involving different pedagogical strategies, valuing active participation and dialogue between participants. The evaluation was carried out by content analysis based on semi-structured interviews, elaboration of a discourse of the collective subject, as well as the interactions throughout the educational activities. The overall analysis of this activity demonstrated the appropriation of participants' knowledge, capturing perceptions, values and symbolizations, being a useful strategy for use in education in non-formal environments for health education, while it allows the researcher to see the practical effects of its research and continually reflect on the development and improvement of proposed actions. Therefore, we hope that working professionals can make use of the experience and methodology presented here, adapting them according to their realities, allowing a transdisciplinary approach to research within the community, respecting their collective desires, particularities and local culture.