Ações de educação em saúde sobre medidas preventivas contra a COVID-19 para uma comunidade de um bairro de Maceió-AL

Abstract

The disease pandemic caused by the new coronavirus (COVID-19) has greatly impacted the world scenario, aggravating morbidity and mortality rates. Given this scenario, there is na urgent need to guide the population in coping with this disease and health professionals are extremely important in this health education process, as they have a bond of trust and respect with the user and allow people to make conscious decisions and adopt consistent behaviors to protect themselves and the people in their midst. Therefore, this work aims to carry out actions to guide the population on preventive measures against covid-19. For this purpose, expository power point lectures will be held on preventive measures against COVID-19, an educational leaflet will be created to better target and facilitate the population's understanding of common actions to fight COVID-19, and moments will be opened when the population can ask questions regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. This application project of health guidance will allow the population to be aware of prevention measures that can reduce the spread of the disease and will allow for changes in attitudes, behavior, and the development of useful skills for the maintenance and promotion of health.