Youth participation in the Scholl Health Program in Brazil: a reflection on the role of the Federal government

Abstract

This article reflects on youth participation in the PSE, through the conceptual and  operational analysis of the idea of  participation in its technical and normative  frameworks. It also questions whether the  PSE maintains, reduces, or improves youth  participation, when comparing it to the  Health and Prevention in Schools Project, a  precursor of the program. The school, a  place that contributes to the formation of  the individual, according to guidelines  established by law, must promote these  spaces for participation, strengthening  students in a perspective of recognition of  the importance of involving this public in  discussions of healthy lifestyles, considering that the PSE works from the perspective of Health Promotion.  The qualification of dialogue among all members of the school community,  including one of the Program’s largest  target audiences, the youth, strengthens  the recognition of the territory as a central  actor in the implementation of social  policies.