Prevention against COVID-19 in schools of the municipality of Parnaíba-PI: an experience report about health education

Abstract

Objective: Communicate an experience of remote educational action on the prevention of COVID-19 in the city of Parnaíba-PI. Experience report: This is a descriptive study of the experience report type, approaching the experience of nine students of the Medicine course of a University in the Northeast of Brazil. The group developed health education strategies about the prevention of COVID-19 and evaluated the effect of implementing these strategies. The target audience of the actions consisted of students from the 1st to the 9th grade of elementary school, from 11 public and private schools. Remote educational strategies were developed such as videos, music, puppet theater and games about preventive actions of COVID-19. 359 students participated in the intervention. In addition, there were two forms to assess students' knowledge on the topic before and after the educational intervention. Final considerations: The action enabled the dissemination of preventive measures in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic in order to mitigate transmission in school environments. It also provided a need for knowledge of participating students with the improvement of skills to create playful activities in the new context remotely.