Health education in territory: systemic arterial hypertension

Introduction: Due to the modifications of the health-disease context of a population and to the complexity in the process of the health professional's work, it is evidenced the importance of the Local Planning and Programming in Health (PPLS), which appears with strategic-situational focus to act in a planned way about certain reality. In this context, the present study has the purpose of explaining the actions of a PPLS accomplished in the linked territory of ESF Recanto das Águas, whose theme was Systemic Arterial Hypertension (SAH). Objective: To sensitize the population of the area of inclusion of ESF Recanto das Águas to prevent and control steps of the SAH in the 1st semester of 2018. Methodology: It is a report of an experience involving eight academics of the medicine course, a mentor, health professionals of ESF Recanto das Águas and the referred community's members. The objectives planned for the accomplishment of the actions in the community were lifted starting from the construction of a PPLS in the 2nd semester of 2017. Results and Discussion: There were an amount of four educational workshops, whose themes were, based in specific objectives: Healthy Eating; Appropriate Use of Medicines; Smoking and Alcoholism; and Physical Exercise and Relaxation, applied in that order. The first one counted with the presence of a nutritionist that explained the importance of a balanced diet and the harms of some daily foods. The second one, which had as main target audience the bearers of SAH, broached, with the ESF doctor’s help, the relevance of the correct use of medicines and promoted the delivery of medication organizers. The third one embraced the consequences of the tobacco and alcohol use in the blood pressure and in the whole organism with a psychologist's help and the accomplishment of a theater play. The last one looked for, in a dynamic way, touching the population regarding the benefits of the physical exercise and of the practices of relaxation in the maintenance of the well-being and it had the presence of a physical education professional and of a physiotherapist. The satisfaction and the acquired knowledge of the population were noticed at the end of each workshop by means of pre and post-tests. Conclusion: In face of the presented context, the experience allowed the academics to touch the population and to act in their health context with a change of habits. Besides, it made possible thinking of the importance of PPLS as an objective, organized and practice tool of problems resolution and in prevention of injuries.