Scope of the School Health Program in the municipality of Vitória de Santo Antão in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil

Authors

  • Priscila Maria da Cruz Andrade Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7321-2114
  • Rayane Tamyres da Silva Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE)
  • Taline de Paiva Pereira Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8363-3871
  • Bruno Rafael Vieira Souza Silva Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6140-6990
  • Ladyodeyse da Cunha Silva Santiago Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE)
  • José Eudes de Lorena Sobrinho Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE)
  • Mirian Domingos Cardoso Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE)

Keywords:

School health service. Health programs and plans. Public policy. Program evaluation.

Abstract

The research aimed to describe, through an evaluation study in 2016, the scope of the School Health Program (PSE) in the  municipality of Vitória de Santo Antão State  of Pernambuco in the Northeast region of  Brasil. Data were collected between October 2016 and February 2017 using documental  source from the Municipal Health and  Education secretaries and the Regional  Education Management. The municipality  had 52 registered schools and 26 carried  out some activity related to the program.  The actions encompassed component I  activities such as ‘Anthropometric  assessment’, ‘Verification of vaccination status’, ‘Oral health promotion and  assessment’, for example. The themes of  component II were also verified such as  ‘Promotion of body practices and physical  activity’, ‘Food safety and healthy eating actions’, ‘Promotion of Environmental  Health and sustainable development’, with  focus on arboviruses. The number of  actions in the urban area was higher when  compared to the rural area. A good number of registered schools contrasting with the  low activation (implementation) of the PSE,  or even a ‘very bad’ reach of students,  permeated the survey answers, enabling  the solidification of subsidies of essential questions to new interventions in this  research field and providing other  knowledges about the program to the  general public.

Published

2023-06-27

How to Cite

1.
Andrade PM da C, Silva RT da, Pereira T de P, Silva BRVS, Santiago L da CS, Sobrinho JE de L, et al. Scope of the School Health Program in the municipality of Vitória de Santo Antão in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil. Saúde debate [Internet]. 2023 Jun. 27 [cited 2025 Mar. 14];46(especial 3 nov):62-71. Available from: https://saudeemdebate.emnuvens.com.br/sed/article/view/7585