Health Promotion in Schools

Health promotion activities are carried out in schools through programs covering topics such as hygiene, healthy eating, vaccination, and disease prevention. These activities are conducted by healthcare professionals and adapted to different age groups.

• Contact Name: Jorge Luiz Costa Junior
• Contact Position: Family Cohesion Coordinator
• Region: Brazil
• Annual Monitoring Report: 2025
• Aim of the Good Practice: Health and disease prevention
• Target Group of the Good Practice: Students from the municipal school system.
• Implementation period: 2024
• Consistency over time of the Good Practice: 2024 untill today
• Evaluation of the Good Practice: Effective collaboration between the departments of health and education
• Key stakeholders and partnerships: Municipal schools and the municipal public healthcare system
• Link for more information: https://www.educbarueri.sp.gov.br/noticia/saude-e-educacao-formam-3a-turma-de-pequenos-doutores