Desenvolvimento das ações de um grupo de autocuidado em hanseníase como ferramenta de promoção da saúde / Development of a self-care group's actions in leprosy as a tool for health promotion
The aim of this study is to report the actions developed in a self-care group's annual cycle in leprosy of a Family Health Unit of a city in the state of Alagoas. This is a report of an extension project experience. The meetings were marked by the protagonism in the health-disease process and by theoretical-practical moments that stimulated the riskawareness of people affected by leprosy. Thus, it was concluded that the self-care group is an instrument of social empowerment linked to basic care based on health promotion.