Educação em saúde e o Programa Saúde na Escola: uma revisão de escopo

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the way the Health at School Program has been worked on in official publications and in scientific literature. It is a scope review whose objective is to map the state of the art in a thematic area, aiming to provide a descriptive view of the studies reviewed. The aspects listed by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyzes extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) protocol of the Equator Network followed. LILACS, PubMed, Diário Oficial da União and the UNESCO repository were constituted as sources of information. Of the 444 publications found, 63 were selected for reading in full, resulting in a final sample of 52 publications analyzed. The possible impacts, potentialities and challenges for the implementation, maintenance, effectiveness and evaluation of Health Education actions with children and adolescents in the school setting are addressed. It is suggested to incorporate health education actions aimed at mental health, especially at this pandemic moment. It is noteworthy that Health Education and the Health at School Program provide access to information, opinion formation, autonomy and adherence, there are healthy habits that promote health. Due to the complexity in carrying out Health Education actions in the school context, intersectoral action is required with the participation of all the actors involved, articulating knowledge with the students' life context, identifying devices that enhance the actions of Education in Health within the scope of the Health at School Program.