Popular Education and Covid-19

report on the experience of residents in Collective Health in Primary Care

Abstract

With the arrival of Sars-CoV-2 in the country, influxes and protocols needed to be revised in order to contain the spread of the virus, resulting in a decrease in activities carried out in Primary Care. In this context, Popular Education proved to be an important strategy for accessing information about Covid-19, with waiting room activities being an excellent option to strengthen this process. The objective of this text is report the experience of residents in Collective Health regarding activities performed in Primary Care. This is an experience report resulting from an activity in a waiting room related to Covid-19, carried out by residents in Public Health in a Basic Health Unit in the city of Salgueiro, State of Pernambuco, Brazil. The dynamic was carried out through guiding questions that were answered by raising signs containing “yes” or “no”. The moment was about exchange of knowledge and explanations on the subject, placing users in the role of protagonists and multipliers of information. The role of residents in primary care during the pandemic allowed for a broader look at actions aimed at confronting Covid-19, strengthening the bond between users and staff and contributing to the improvement of the population's quality of life.