Extension experiences in popular health education in confronting the Covid-19 pandemic in Primary Health Care

Abstract

Addressing the Popular Education in Health (PEH) as a link between the university and the health system, this paper aims to report experiences of university extension developed, in the context of Primary Health Care (PHC), to contribute to the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. The chosen methodology was the documentary type and the critical analysis of practices undertaken by an extension program in PEH from March to December 2020. It focuses on training processes mobilized by extensionists and the production of materials to support the dissemination and strengthening of popular knowledge in health on social media. These initiatives have given visibility to the knowledge and learning of popular health practices and PEH actions in PHC. The educational spaces have enabled the sharing of experiences and deepening the training of people in the pedagogical perspective of PEH as an alternative response in this challenging context.