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MAPEAMENTO PARTICIPATIVO E PROMOÇÃO DA SAÚDE: EXPERIÊNCIAS COMUNITÁRIAS NO ENFRENTAMENTO À TUBERCULOSE EM NOVA IGUAÇU (RJ)

Doi: 10.47094/978-65-284-0280-9/21-28

PALAVRAS CHAVE: Educação popular em saúde. Vulnerabilidade social. Direito à saúde.

KEYWORDS: Popular health education. Social vulnerability. Right to health.

ABSTRACT:
Tuberculosis remains one of the most neglected diseases in Brazil, disproportionately affecting populations living in territories marked by social inequality and the absence of effective public policies. This article presents a university extension experience developed by Social Work students from Universidade Iguaçu (UNIG), focused on participatory mapping and health promotion in peripheral communities of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro. The project integrates teaching, research, and extension activities, employing methodologies of social cartography and popular health education to identify areas lacking coverage by Primary Health Care Units (UBS) and to implement educational actions on tuberculosis prevention and treatment. The experience demonstrates how dialogue between the university and local communities strengthens grassroots protagonism, expands access to health information, and contributes to building more equitable strategies for disease control. By valuing local knowledge and social participation, the initiative reaffirms the ethical and political commitments of Social Work and the principles of Brazil’s Unified Health System (SUS).

Autores

  • Suziane Hermes de Mendonça Soares

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