HEALTH IN SCHOOLS: THE IMPORTANCE OF ONE HEALTH IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Abstract

One Health consists of collective thinking that is inseparable from environmental, human and animal health, aiming to promote the well-being and harmony of all. This project aimed to bring this concept in a playful and realistic way to fifth-grade students from municipal schools in the municipality of Campo Magro-Paraná, aiming to increase knowledge about the responsible custody of dogs and cats, recycling, prevention of zoonoses and personal and food hygiene to the students contemplated in the project and enjoy the school environment, known as an important center for citizen development, to make children aware of the need to preserve nature and other forms of life, aiming at a dignified and sustainable future. The results obtained through the application of a questionnaire before and after the educational action showed that there was an increase in positive responses, which highlights the applicability of these activities as a way to stimulate, through early childhood education, prevention and health promotion. Thus, the positivity of carrying out educational projects of this kind is highlighted, however, it is understood the need to have continuing education, especially on topics that have direct interference in the population covered, so that effective changes can be applied and observed in the community as a whole.