Abstract

PEREZ PAZ, Maylén Orlinda; SALVADOR FLEITES, Lídice; LOPEZ VILLAVICENCIO, Vladimir Leonardo  and  CONTRERAS VIDAL, Jorge Luis. Physics and health education: its pertinence in accidents prevention. EDUMECENTRO [online]. 2017, vol.9, n.3, pp. 142-154. ISSN 2077-2874.

Background: the integration of physics with health education, through the prevention of accidents is relevant since these constitute one of the leading causes of death on the planet. Objective: to elaborate a didactic brochure with teaching tasks where physics is integrated with health education. Methods: a developmental research was carried out from September 2014 to June 2015, in Villa Clara University of Medical Sciences Health Technology Faculty. Theoretical methods were applied: analysis-synthesis, inductive-deductive and systemic-structural; and empirical ones: documentary analysis of programs and calendar plan, observation to classes and the survey to teachers and students; to verify the integration of Physics with health education or not; and the statistical-mathematical for absolute and relative values. Results: the level of competence declared in the documents neither contemplate the above mentioned integration, nor it is stated how to achieve it in classes; The teachers acknowledged that there were methodological shortcomings and the bibliography they had was not updated, the students stated that they felt unmotivated, and felt that the way in which the discipline is taught should be changed, that´s why a didactic brochure was elaborated, which was valued by the expert´s criteria. Conclusions: it establishes theoretical-methodological foundations for the integration of physics with health education, through teaching tasks, so it was assessed as adequate by specialists.

Keywords : Physics; education, medical; health education; physical and rehabilitation medicine.

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