EDUCAÇÃO EM SAÚDE: CONCEITOS E PROPÓSITOS

With the aim to promote a reflection regarding the concept of the education in health and its objectives it was done a survey of its practical through the history of the public health in Brazil. It was verified that the education in traditional health, used since the Old Republic is not adjusted to improve the conditions of health of the population and don´t agrees with the intentions of the current system of health. Thus, other methodologies and conceptions to educate in health appeared. Being them, popular education in health and dialogical education with basis on dialogue and the improvement on population´s life conditions.