The school of health of Santarém as school health promoter on citizen's health literacy

Introduction The School of Health of Santare´m (ESSS) as a Health Promotion School (EPS) is part of the Health Indicators Monitoring Unit (UMIS). It is governed by the Charter of Edmonton (2005), by Law no. 62/2007 of September 10 and the National Health Plan in the implementation of socioecological, systemic, and holistic paradigm of health promotion (HP). Is part of the line of investigation, the centrality of the citizen in the process of care, making use of their knowledge and credibility to promote awareness, dialogue and participation in change in different contexts. Objective Promote the personal and social development of the people by the formation of knowledge and attitudes to a healthy lifestyle Methods In community outreach activities, meetings were held with health, education and social partners. Teachers and were mobilized in health education activities (HE), designed for target populations, particularly in the school context. Initial assessment using surveys, by interview, and questionnaire on life habits. Accomplishment of awareness activities and development of research projects. Results The intervention focuses on healthy lifestyles: diet, sexuality and mental health. EPS activities are outlined in the annual activity plan and the results obtained form part of the annual report. Within the framework of action-research projects, knowledge has been disseminated through international congresses, and also through publications in scientific journals and the annual reports of UMIS-ESSS Conclusions Starting from isolated interventions of EPS, the horizon of interest was extended to issues related to healthy lifestyles. The integration of the students allows their formation in diverse contexts. The involvement of the partners enhances the capacity of intervention of the ESSS. It is assumed leadership of health promotion actions at the local level as well as the replication of some of the research projects and answer to the Okanagan Charter (2015).