SUSDance Perus - saúde e qualidade de vida aos jovens de Perus

Abstract

Considering the elevated incidence of young people using drugs, the high level of depression and anxiety diagnoses and child mortality in Pirituba/Perus region, stated by the region health supervision, a way of intervention was thought, through actions targeted to the young public that integrate culture, education and health secretaries, besides the community and the sub prefecture, in order to revert this negative incidences situation. The approaches were carried out by a program called Health in School, which used educational e motivational lectures, and a dance contest that reached a great number of students from public elementary and high school. The project, which was considered a success by the participants, generated results as a change in students’ behavior.