MAIS (IN)FORMAÇÃO, MAIS SAÚDE: cartilha para profissionais em saúde no enfrentamento a Fake News

Abstract

This work was developed with the aim of producing a booklet that assists in the training/performance process of health professionals, considering the need to combat fake news and misinformation in the area of public health. The basis was based on studies involving health education according to Kwamoto (1995), Machado et al. (2007), Falkenberg et al. (2014); Role of health professionals: Nurses and Community Health Agents (ACS) according to Brazil (2009, 2021); Fonseca et al., (2018) in addition to seeking to analyze the concept of fake news and its consequences, as well as ways to combat the spread of false information according to references Nazareth (2018), Recuero and Gruzd (2019) Shah and Kumar (2018) and França et al., (2020), among other authors present in this research. Methodologically, the research approach was qualitative, which based the Narrative Literature Review and the use of the Experiential Learning Cycle (CAV) during the production of the dissertation, the booklet and the validation process during the supervised internship period with students and teaching staff. degree in Nursing and, soon after, tested and validated by health professionals, working nurses, and with the collaboration of the ACS. For this product, the experts were the nurse professor and nurses working at UBS in Barcarena, by filling out a physical questionnaire. The results were satisfactory, with, in some parts, the booklet entitled “More (in)formation, more health!”, already improved after considerations during the evaluation. The proposed booklet aims to be a training resource for the public in the health sector and related areas that can use recommendations and guidelines from reliable research sites, support that contributes to training and critical training, considering the problems that fake news can harm collective health. Thus, this product contributes to the teaching-learning process, assists in the use of research resources, brings topics and curiosities on various health topics, as well as provides guidance on protection and reporting against false information.