02266nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042100001400059700001400073700001000087700001800097700001300115700001500128700001300143245013700156856006200293300001000355490000600365520166300371022001402034       2020                            d  bEditora Cubo1 aCampos JS1 aCastro AS1 aWu SV1 aProgênio RCS1 aLima JPM1 aCardoso BA1 aNobre AH00aEducação em saúde para prevenção e controle da hanseníase voltada para agentes comunitários de saúde: relato de experiência  uhttps://ijhe.emnuvens.com.br/ijhe/article/viewFile/399/68  a40-450 v53 aContextualization: In Brazil, leprosy is considered an endemic disease. Thus, leprosy control
programs in the basic health network are considered as a strategy for controlling control the
disease and improving the quality of care provided to the person with leprosy, facilitating
access to treatment, prevention of disabilities, reduction of stigma and social exclusion.
So, the role of primary care in the eradication of the disease becomes fundamental.
Description of the experience: The main objective was to report on the experience of health
education for the Community Health Agents (ACS), so that they could perform an active
search, identify the cases early and guide the population on the prevention and control the
disease. For this, a workshop was held with the participation of 55 ACS from the municipality
of Bujaru (PA). The workshop addressed topics such as: history of leprosy in Brazil and in
the world, pathophysiology of leprosy, signs and symptoms, forms of diagnosis, treatment,
self-care, disability prevention and the role of ACS in the prevention and control of disease.
Pedagogical methodology was used as conversation wheels and educational scoundrels,
through true or false dynamics, “questions in the box” and a board game, to address
the issues listed. Final considerations: The workshop contributed to enrich participants’
knowledge about the aspects of leprosy. The results showed that health education is a
fundamental tool for the interaction between the knowledge involved in the health disease
process, in the training of health system managers, in disease prevention, guidance and
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