Background:

population aging characterizes current Cuban society, so it is necessary to promote educational actions for this age group.

Objective:

to develop a community educational intervention that contributes to active and life quality aging in the elderly of the Falcón-Miller People´s Council.

Methods:

an action-participation investigation was carried out in the Falcón Miller People´s Council, of the Placetas municipality, Villa Clara, Cuba, from September 2019 to June 2020. Theoretical methods were used: historical-logical, analysis-synthesis and inductive-deductive; empirical: documentary analysis, interview with local leaders and questionnaire for the elderly; and mathematical-statistical, for absolute and relative values.

Results:

potentialities and shortcomings were diagnosed in the People´s council to strengthen the quality of life in the elderly residing in the demarcation, and the training needs of some local leaders, for which an educational intervention was developed that responds to indicators of health, safety, participation, information and knowledge of this social group in the various fields. It was evaluated by criteria of specialists.

Conclusions:

the system of actions proposed in the educational intervention is varied from a therapeutic, training and health promotion concept. It is aimed at stimulating participation and socializing knowledge regarding important issues for the elderly, deconstructing old age stereotypes, as well as promoting educational and communication activities to learn to live together in an intergenerational environment. It was valued as very suitable for its application by the specialists.

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