Health promotion: A view from the school Health Program

Abstract

The World Health Organization (WHO, 2006) defines health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not just the absence of illnesses and diseases. While the Unified Health System (SUS) emphasizes that health does not simply mean the absence of disease, but is the result of living conditions, food in adequate quantity and quality, basic sanitation, decent housing, employment, income, access to education, culture, health, leisure services, and everything that can provide well-being. The objective of this study is to evaluate the School Health Program (PSE) as well as to analyze its contribution from the perspective of health promotion and quality of life of students, presenting as a guiding question the relationship between the School Health Program and health promotion. This is a theoretical research of bibliographic and documentary character, considering the ideas of several authors in studies carried out on the School Health Program (PSE) as a public policy for health promotion, also evidenced through the consultation of the references published by the Ministry of Health and Education. These structures show that there are effective contributions of the School Health Program (PSE) to the promotion of health in the educational environment, since this Program plays an important role in health promotion, through contributions that improve the quality of life of the school community. In addition to providing subsidies for the early formulation of the diagnosis of the weaknesses presented and implementing health promotion and disease prevention actions in a more effective way.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.56238/sevened2024.012-025