Experience's report about educational process of adolescent's health promotion

Abstract

This article is a experience report about a group developed with adolescents, living in a low income community in Sao Paulo City. The aim of the task was the adolescent's health promotion, with sociocultural contextualization for this group. Took part in 34 adolescents of both sex, from 12 to 18 years old. It was realized nine health classes when the adolescents reported their doubts related to health. The methodology of the work was based on participative approach during the educational process. The adolescent's doubts about health were classified according to the similarities, and answered according to the scientific literature. These answers were formulated in popular language. The educational resource's contents were validated with the adolescents and they have suggested the necessary modifications. The experience permitted to know the charactheristics of this particular group and to plan a kind of orientations meaningful to the adolescents.