Understanding the community: the experience of the interdisciplinary team of Bom Jardim - Fortaleza, Ceará

Abstract

The present study aims at systematizing the report of the experience of a team of students participating in the Extended Project “League of Family Health” in the community of Bom Jardim, city of Fortaleza. Undergraduate students from the health area form an interdisciplinary team working under the guidance of a facilitator, expert in community work. The theoretical and methodological bases of their work are: health education for the community, health promotion, family health, community psychology. This theoretical reference improved the construction of shared popular and scientific knowledge as a result of the participation of the students in the community. This experience improved the students’ communication and relationship skills and helped them to acquire the knowledge and practice necessary for reading the complex reality and working in a big neighborhood on the periphery of Fortaleza.