Health, game and communication in a poor population

Abstract

The aim of the present work is to present an interdisciplinary experience and the systematization of two university programs where service-learning is applied in relation to dengue prevention. The methodology used during the field work is qualitative and flexible because it is not sought empirical testing but rather to stimulate the good practices of prevention, promotion and health care in the children of Los Piletones’ neighborhood. On the one hand, different activities were used for Dengue’s prevention that allowed stimulating and obtaining a greater understanding of the subjects to be treated. On the other hand, the students who participated in the two programs were evaluated through a self-assessment survey of the Tunning Latin America competences. The presented assessments of the competences acquired by students participating in university programs show that they have generated competencies hard to acquire in the classroom. Finally, it is worth to mention the virtuous circle that arises when a SL project is of a high quality, since the teachers took on the dimension of the problem and the need arose to continue the prevention work of dengue.