This is a nursing students' experience in a health education activity about traffic aimed to sensitize young high school students about the dangerous relationship between alcohol consumption and traffic accidents. Approximately 150 students between 14´s and 19´s participated in the activity, which was composed of video displaying, lecture, discussion, and distribution of educational material. With this experience, nursing students could experience a work of University Extension, focusing on disease prevention in the community and concluded that the professional nurse can act in an important role in the prevention of traffic accidents involving alcohol use; however, this issue needs to be more emphasized during their academic training.
Health Education; Accidentes, Traffic; Alcohol Drinking; Alcohol-Related Disorders; Accident Prevention