microBIOLOGIA: Higiene é Ciência e saúde!

A importância da higienização no controle microbiano e prevenção de doenças

Abstract

Good hygiene practices are fundamental to control the populations of microorganisms residing in the body, the environment and the food we eat, which can cause disease. The objective of this extension project was to sensitize the external community to acquire good hygiene practices as a necessary health habit. Visits to public and private schools in Garanhuns city were carried out during the project, as well as exhibitions in the city center, aimed at a wider public. During the visits, playful activities and experiments with culture medium for bacterial growth were used, as well as a questionnaire to evaluate the impacts of the project. Health education with popular languages and methods proves to be an effective alternative for dialogue with the population and should be encouraged and disseminated.