Programa FIFA 11 pela saúde: uma proposta de formação para professores em educação e saúde

Abstract

Considering the importance of approaching the health theme in the school context, it is necessary to carry out effective education and health strategies at school, to promote health knowledge and build healthy lifestyle habits among the school community. Knowing the importance of education and health programs in the school context, the FIFA Medical Assessment and Research Center - F-MARC - developed the 'FIFA 11 for Health' program, which aims to provide health education for children based on a football scene. Thus, the objective of this study was to promote the continuing education of health teachers, through the “FIFA 11 for Health” program, so that they can approach the program in the school context. This is an exploratory study, with a qualitative-quantitative nature, carried out in a state public school, in Uruguaiana/RS, selected by convenience, in which regents and physical education teachers from the fourth and fifth grades of Elementary School were included. Initially, the teachers answered a questionnaire via Google Forms, consisting of their professional profile, and then, a semi-structured interview, to identify their perception about health, the importance of this work in the school context, and the difficulties faced in approaching this theme in classroom. Subsequently, the teachers participated in a continuing education, divided into two distinct moments, the first, of a theoretical nature, aimed at the knowledge of the “FIFA 11 for Health” program, its objectives, applicability in teaching, and clarification of doubts about its use in the school context; the second, through a practical workshop, the teachers, with the mediation of the researchers, applied the proposal with their students, through the choice of a theme in health, based on the proposal of the program, which they considered most important for the their school reality. After the training, they responded to a new post-intervention interview, in order to analyze whether the training can help to reduce the difficulties encountered by them in approaching the issue of health at school. The results indicate, according to the teachers' perception, that the program can be a facilitating strategy for the teaching and learning process in health at school, especially due to its own didactic characteristics, since its playful aspect can motivate and facilitate learning in the classroom. school space. Finally, the study draws attention to the importance of promoting continuing education actions in health for teachers, so that they can more properly address health issues in the school context.