Educação em saúde na estratégia saúde da família: percepção de enfermeiros e enfermeiras / Educación en salud en la estrategia de Salud de la Familia: percepción de enfermeros y enfermeras / Health education in the Family health strategy: nurses' perception
ABSTRACT Objective to analyze the practice of health education, developed in the Family Health Strategy of the urban area, from the perspective of nurses. Method qualitative approach, developed in 2019, together with nurses from Family Health teams in a city at the interior of Minas Gerais. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews. The data were analyzed followed by content analysis, thematic modality. Results Four categories emerged Meanings of health education fos FHS nurses; Elements of the work process in health education; Users facing health education and their interaction with professionals; Possobilities for carrying out health education. Conclusion health education actions should be perceived as actions carried out with the user, in a shared and daily way, guaranteed and valued by management, since they are part of Public Policies, and at any time in the care process by any professional.