Educação em saúde da mulher: integralidade e empoderamento

Abstract

Introduction: Attention to Women's Health is a pillar of the proposal of Belo Horizonte Health's Department, and the Program of Integral Assistance to Women's Health a new model of approach care to women at all stages of their life. Develops actions of health promotion, disease prevention, and prevention of cervix and breast cancer. In this context, health education emerges as a strategy to promote primary and secondary health prevention of such disease in women. Objective: Review the literature on health education and give an account of practical experience of health education in context of the Woman's Health: Prevention and early detection of cervix and breast cancer. Methods: It was performed an appraisal of the literature and the search was conducted in electronic databases Medline, SciELO, in period from November until April 2010. The descriptors health education, health promotion and experience story were combined in search strategies and corresponding terms in English. At the same time was performed a Situational Diagnosis of Vila Cemig Health Center, concerning about women's health. From this was proposed a work in health education for the female population of the services users. Results: It was observed that in the Vila Cemig Health Center had not a systematized group to meet this portion of the female population, the guidelines and schedules were individualized, restricted to times of nurse consultations and mainly to the attendances. It was proposed a group of health education conducted by nurse team, and with a single monthly meeting. From the review of literature, it was opted for the conversation wheel methodology, with the theme prevention of cervix and breast cancer for women with active sexually life, self-care and importance of Pap smear and breast examination. Conclusion: Health education, held in conversation wheel, stimulated selfbreast examination, insertion of the clinical breast examination of women during the visits by nurses and preventive examination for cytological collection. Women reported actions involving self-care and autonomy in health. The activity also established the relationship of women with the service. It is believed, therefore, that the implementation of health education, particularly in conversation wheel, the routine work of health staff contributes significantly to promote women's health and change in attitude of professional primary care with the female population.