Abstract
Objective: Report an educational action on the risk factors of cardiovascular disease in adolescents in a school in the city of Belém. Experience report: The action was divided into three moments, the first was a conversation about the lifestyle of adolescents. Participants and family history. In the second moment, an oral explanation was performed, with the help of the method created by the authors on how the pathophysiological process of atherosclerosis occurs. Finally, in the third moment there was a dynamic on the theme to verify the sedimentation of learning. Eighteen elementary students participated in the action, 11 girls (61%) and 7 boys (39%), aged 12 to 14 years. It was found that most students were not engaged in any physical activity. Final considerations: Considering the practical experience lived in this educational action, the authors observed in their findings that adolescents currently adopt a lifestyle according to their daily lives and are living with irregular habits and sedentary behaviors that naturally make up their social and family routine, which can lead to early CVD.