Health education: the community health agent in focus

Abstract

Health Education contributes to the formation and the development of people in relation to health issues and the organization
for actions collective. Aims at community mobilization and development of actions for sanitation and improvement of the environment (BRASIL, 2000a, p.44). In this In this sense, educational actions do not consist only of guide
people on measures to prevent and control of health problems. have the sense to stimulate and promote a sense of identity, autonomy and responsibility, as well as solidarity and community responsibility, in the search for better living conditions.