Documental analysis about health promotion’s teaching

possibilities and challenges

Abstract

Teaching health promotion (HP) to health professionals is essential for the comprehensive care of the health-disease process in individuals and collectivities. It is argued that the Universities beyond further support with the educational aid, could promote the health of their students. Objective: to explore the teaching of different health courses at the University of São Paulo and to reflect on teaching as a possibility for undergraduate students promote their own health. Method: Preliminary exploratory qualitative study structured from the documental analysis of the pedagogical political project (PPP) and the courses of eight disciplines of USP-SP. Results: PS appears heterogeneously in the 8 PPPs. The courses approaches the subject from the perspective of the national Health system and/or primary care takes place between the second and the fourth semester of disciplines for the possibility of interprofissional education. Conclusion: HP’s teaching opens possibilities for articulation between the courses and invites to extrapolating from teaching to personal care.