[Nurses as school children educators]. / La enfermera como educadora escolar.

The authors describe the school children health activities developed by the Primary Health Care Area 1 in Madrid Teams from the 1996-97 academic year until the 2004-05 year During this time period, 559 EPS activities were carried out, 56% belonged to the Program to Promote Health in School in Area 1. The other 44% are projects developed by sanitary professionals. These activities were developed in 70 educational centers, focusing on different groups: 91% on students, 6% on parents and 3% on teachers. This analysis demonstrates the leadership of nursing professionals have in the EPS school program. These activities worked mainly with students.