Abstract
Developing Health Promotion programs and interventions for people with disabilities during undergraduate health courses represents a relevant strategy to ensure comprehensive, equitable and universal care. Objective: to describe and reflect on two Brazilian experiences focused on promoting the health of people with physical disabilities within the scope of university extension. Method: this is the report of experiences derived from the “Praia Sem Barreiras” Project in Recife (PE) and the “Remo Meu Rumo” Project in São Paulo (SP), Brazil. Results: both activities are interdisciplinary, interprofessional and intersectoral. They focus on relationships between Higher Education Institutions and articulate community partnerships focusing on well-being, self-care and physical activity and leisure. Final Considerations: it is evident that the performance of undergraduate health students and professors excelled in the use of public spaces in the city as a powerful strategy for social inclusion, collaborative learning and the exercise of citizenship. However, it is necessary to broaden the discussion on developing Health Promotion skills to prepare the health sector workforce with greater sensitivity to the needs of people with disabilities or reduced mobility.
Highlights
IntroductionThe World report on disability estimates that more than a billion people today experience disability (WHO, 2011).integrating disability topics into undergraduate formation must be strategic to achieve WHO report recommendations to provide healthcare workers with effective responses to health needs.The training of health professionals should recognize the human rights approach for disabled persons (Shakespeare, 2009) and must explore innovative educational interventions for health care professionals (Shakespeare, 2013).Health Promotion (HP) for people with disabilities has been neglected as an area of interest (Rimer, 1999 eHarrison, 2006) and sometimes mentioned solely as primary prevention or restricted to discussions in the health sector.There are examples involving learning programs for specific behaviors as a physical activity focused on people with physical disabilities (Bassett-Guntere et al, 2019)
Health Promotion (HP) for people with disabilities has been neglected as an area of interest
There are examples involving learning programs for specific behaviors as a physical activity focused on people with physical disabilities (Bassett-Guntere et al, 2019)
Summary
The World report on disability estimates that more than a billion people today experience disability (WHO, 2011).integrating disability topics into undergraduate formation must be strategic to achieve WHO report recommendations to provide healthcare workers with effective responses to health needs.The training of health professionals should recognize the human rights approach for disabled persons (Shakespeare, 2009) and must explore innovative educational interventions for health care professionals (Shakespeare, 2013).Health Promotion (HP) for people with disabilities has been neglected as an area of interest (Rimer, 1999 eHarrison, 2006) and sometimes mentioned solely as primary prevention or restricted to discussions in the health sector.There are examples involving learning programs for specific behaviors as a physical activity focused on people with physical disabilities (Bassett-Guntere et al, 2019). The World report on disability estimates that more than a billion people today experience disability (WHO, 2011). Integrating disability topics into undergraduate formation must be strategic to achieve WHO report recommendations to provide healthcare workers with effective responses to health needs. The training of health professionals should recognize the human rights approach for disabled persons (Shakespeare, 2009) and must explore innovative educational interventions for health care professionals (Shakespeare, 2013). Health Promotion (HP) for people with disabilities has been neglected as an area of interest There are examples involving learning programs for specific behaviors as a physical activity focused on people with physical disabilities (Bassett-Guntere et al, 2019). One compelling example addresses health disparities at the intersection of disability, race, and ethnicity in a Master of Public
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