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0112/2021 - Peer education: youth protagonism in health education on alcohol and other drugs
Educação entre pares: protagonismo juvenil na abordagem preventiva de Álcool e Outras Drogas

Author:

• Maria Regina Araújo de Vasconcelos Padrão - Padrão, M. R. A. de V. - <regina.padrao@fiocruz.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2411-9404

Co-author(s):

• Ana Júlia Tomasini - Tomasini, A. J. - <anajuliatomasini@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7900-8878
• Maria Laura Romero - Romero, M. L. - <mlauramromero@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0365-0258
• Douglas Silva - Silva, D. - <douglasfesilva17@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8269-172X
• Aline Guio Cavaca - Cavaca, A.G. - VILA VELHA, ES - <aline.cavaca@fiocruz.br, alineguica@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7314-584X
• Luciana Sepúlveda Köptcke - Köptcke, L. S. - <luciana.koptcke@fiocruz.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7079-6575


Abstract:

The objective was to describe the experience of the course Health and Safety at School, which trained youth in to multiply knowledge in the prevention of alcohol and other drugs, using the peer education methodology. Sixty high school youth aged between 15 and 19 years and belonging to 8 public schoolsthe Federal District participated. The activity was structured: 8 modules, and for each module, a content debate meeting; a second moment of field performance at the schools, students did the training/multiplication with their colleagues; and, finally, a new meeting for the students\' feedback regarding their experience in the field. All activities were recorded in field diaries, photographs, and reports, subsidizing the present experience report. Ultimately, a student forum was held in which the youth presented the projects to be developed at the schools. The peer education experience allowed the youth protagonism in their school community and territory, encouraging the sharing of ideas and doubts among adolescents themselves, and valuing the exchange between people with similar experiences. It allows the development of critical and artistically potent strategies for preventive actions directed to adolescents in situations of social vulnerability, and encouraging health promotion in the school.

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health education; adolescent; illicit drugs; alcoholism.

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Padrão, M. R. A. de V., Tomasini, A. J., Romero, M. L., Silva, D., Cavaca, A.G., Köptcke, L. S.. Peer education: youth protagonism in health education on alcohol and other drugs. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2021/Apr). [Citado em 21/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/peer-education-youth-protagonism-in-health-education-on-alcohol-and-other-drugs/18011?id=18011



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