Significados de la educación para la salud en la Facultad Nacional de Salud Pública de la Universidad de Antioquia (2011-2012)

ABSTRACT: To understand the meaning that health education (he) has among the teachers, students and graduates of the National Faculty of Public Health. Methodology: case study from a comprehensive perspective (hermeneutics). It was conducted using group and individual interviews and the analysis of...

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Autores:
Peñaranda Correa, Fernando
Giraldo Gaviria, Libardo
Barrera Pérez, Luz Helena
Castro G., Elisa
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2014
Institución:
Universidad de Antioquia
Repositorio:
Repositorio UdeA
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/4500
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/10495/4500
Palabra clave:
Educación sanitaria
Salud pública
Transdisciplinariedad
Pedagogía y sujeto
Health education
Rights
openAccess
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Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 2.5 Colombia (CC BY-NC-SA 2.5 CO)
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Summary:ABSTRACT: To understand the meaning that health education (he) has among the teachers, students and graduates of the National Faculty of Public Health. Methodology: case study from a comprehensive perspective (hermeneutics). It was conducted using group and individual interviews and the analysis of curricula pertaining to the academic programs of the aforementioned faculty. Results: health education is a relevant issue for the interviewees in terms of public health because it transcends disease although it shows a scarce development in the Faculty programs. A diverse set of conceptions, points of view and levels of knowledge on HE was found ranging from a broad to a reductionist and instrumental perspective showing the debate and tensions implied among theoretical trends, as well as a lack of specificity. Conclusion: these findings cannot be explained only by means of a poor level in the professors’ training. It is also related to a lack of pedagogical reflection that should exist as an intrinsic feature in public health, the debates and tensions between theoretical trends in the area, and a dominance of a conception of public health that has not taken the subject into consideration. Thus a public health that does take the subject into account and promotes a transdisciplinary perspective is required.