Health education for pre-adolescents: an experience report on the integration of extension activities into the curriculum

Educação em saúde para pré-adolescentes: um relato de experiência sobre curricularização da extensão

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https://doi.org/10.17765/2176-9206.2025v18e13244

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Health Education, Community-Institucional Relations, Hygiene, Public Health

Abstract

This article aims to document the experience gained during the development of an educational intervention integrating extension activities into the undergraduate curriculum, specifically within the Collective Health I course. The intervention comprised several stages, including situational diagnosis through engagement and visits to a municipal school, needs assessment, planning, and development of health education strategies tailored to the observed reality, implementation of activities with sixth- and seventh-grade students, and obtaining feedback from the community. The outcomes of this process are described as part of the final stage of integrating extension activities into the curriculum, emphasizing the impact of knowledge exchange with the community on the training of future physicians, as evidenced by the feedback provided by the medical students involved.

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Author Biographies

Mariana Krüger, University of the Joinville Region

Medical student.

Helena Salustiano de Assis Pereira, University of the Joinville Region

Medical student.

Larissa Pelissaro Zanluca, University of the Joinville Region

Medical student.

Rebeca Paegle Beltrão Souza, University of the Joinville Region

Medical student.

Anabelle Gentilini Filipaki, University of the Joinville Region

Medical student.

Flaviane Mello Lazarini, University of the Joinville Region

Post-doctoral fellow at the Paulista School of Nursing-Unifesp (2020). PhD in Sciences/Nursing from the Paulista School of Nursing-Unifesp (2016). Specialist in Health Education for SUS Preceptors from the Syrian-Lebanese Institute of Teaching and Research (2014). Master's degree in Public Health from the State University of Londrina (2012). Bachelor's degree in Nursing from the State University of Londrina (2009). Has experience in teaching in the areas of public health, interdisciplinary work, health management, epidemiological surveillance, ethics and bioethics, scientific methodology, and health education for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in health sciences (nursing, medicine, pharmacy, psychology, naturopathy, physical education) and technical nursing education in the areas of clinical medicine, nursing fundamentals, semiology and semiotics, anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology. Currently, she teaches, conducts research, and performs outreach in the health field, as well as providing advisory services to the Pro-Rectorate for Extension and Community Affairs at the University of the Joinville Region (Univille). She coordinates the Multiprofessional Health Residency Commission (COREMU) at the São José Municipal Hospital.

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Published

2025-11-23

How to Cite

Krüger, M., Pereira, H. S. de A., Zanluca, L. P., Souza, R. P. B., Filipaki, A. G., & Lazarini, F. M. (2025). Health education for pre-adolescents: an experience report on the integration of extension activities into the curriculum: Educação em saúde para pré-adolescentes: um relato de experiência sobre curricularização da extensão. Saúde E Pesquisa, 18, e13244. https://doi.org/10.17765/2176-9206.2025v18e13244

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