Adolescent health promotion based on community-centered arts education

• Main Authors: Anny Giselly Milhome da Costa Farre (Author), Patrícia Neyva da Costa Pinheiro (Author), Neiva Francenely Cunha Vieira (Author), Fabiane do Amaral Gubert (Author), Maria Dalva dos Santos Alves (Author), Estela Maria Leite Meirelles Monteiro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem.
• Subjects: article
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• Notes: 1984-0446; 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0078
• Keywords: Health Education; Adolescent; Health Promotion; Community-Based Participatory Research; Conscientization; Nursing; RT1-120
• Source: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, Vol 71, Iss 1, Pp 26-33

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the contribution of arts education to health promotion of adolescents in situations of urban social vulnerability. Method: Participatory evaluative research, with a qualitative approach, using as a reference the theoretical constructs of Paulo Freire's Conscientization and the Empowerment Evaluation as a method of collecting with adolescents and teachers of an arts education program in the field of the Family Health Strategy. Results: Participants constructed a collective mission that represented the concept of adolescent health promotion. Arts education activities were prioritized and ranked with a mission focus, and over a three-month period, the program implemented health goals through art. In the reevaluation, the group presented a broad look at the implementation of activities and self-determination for change. Final considerations: Arts education is a potential space for nurses to act in the conscientization and empowerment of adolescent health in Primary Health Care.