The historical, social and ecological characteristics of dengue have motivated a variety of health educational actions aimed at preventive measures. Educational and community actions starting from the context of the population involved have been indicated to be crucial. In the present study, the use of theatrical language as a strategy to characterize the conceptions of educators involved in dengue prevention was investigated through workshops of theatrical games. Theatrical language was chosen because of its dialogical nature, in order to establish a relationship with scientific inventiveness and to stimulate collaboration and spontaneous action among the participants. Analysis on the results showed that the educators have a feeling of professional isolation and that were mistrustful of the credibility of executive authorities. We conclude that it is possible to use theatrical activities for organizing spaces suitable for collective analysis on situations relating to public health problems, through stimulating cooperative actions by educators.
Dengue; Education; Health; Theater; Health fairs
