REVISTA ELETRÔNICA EXTENSÃO EM DEBATE

ED EDUCATION IN ONE HEALTH: THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE PARASITOLOGY LABORATORY (LABPAR) TO THE TRAINING OF BASIC EDUCATION STUDENTS

EDUCACIÓN INTEGRADA EN UNA SOLA SALUD: LOS APORTES DEL LABORATORIO DE PARASITOLOGÍA (LABPAR) A LA FORMACIÓN DE ESTUDIANTES DE EDUCACIÓN BÁSICA

Nadiedja Cândido

Universidade Federal de Alagoas - UFAL

Vitor dos Santos Silva

Federal University of Alagoas

Müller Ribeiro

Federal University of Alagoas

Débora

Federal University of Alagoas

Rafaela Santos

Federal University of Alagoas

Indhiara Ferreira

Federal University of Alagoas

DOI: https://doi.org/10.28998/rexd.v23.19456

Keywords: Extension, One Health, Quality Education, Parasitology, Teaching

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Abstract

 

Abstract: The interdisciplinary approach of One Health recognizes the interdependence between human, plant, animal, and environmental health. In the educational context, the use of this perspective promotes significant awareness about the prevention of diseases, such as parasitic diseases, common in regions with populations in socioeconomic vulnerability. The "LabPar de Portas Abertas" project, linked to the LabPar of ICBS/UFAL, carried out awareness-raising activities for Basic Education students about the importance of parasitic diseases and their impacts on One Health. With dynamic activities, such as lectures and workshops, the project has already served 1,266 students, between March 2023 and November 2024, 35.3% of whom are in Elementary School, 10.1% in High School, and 54.6% in Youth, Adult, and Elderly Education. In addition to transmitting technical knowledge, the action encouraged critical thinking about the socio-environmental factors that favor the endemism of parasitic diseases and brought students closer to the university environment, awakening interest in higher education and reinforcing academic dreams and aspirations.

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Author Biographies

Nadiedja Cândido, Universidade Federal de Alagoas - UFAL

Instituto de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde / UFAL + Graduação

Vitor dos Santos Silva, Federal University of Alagoas

Undergraduate in Biological Sciences from the Institute of Biological and Health Sciences (ICBS) of the Federal University of Alagoas. He was a scholarship holder in the Institutional Program for Teaching Initiation Scholarship (PIBID) in the PIBID Sciences subproject (2022-2024) and is currently a PIBIC (volunteer) in the research project on the study of cellular senescence induced by oxidative stress on thymic epithelial cells in vitro (2024-2025), in addition, he is a member of the extension projects Espalhe Ciência (2022-2025) and LabPar de Portas Abertas (2022-2025).

Müller Ribeiro, Federal University of Alagoas

Adjunct Professor of the Parasitology Sector of the Institute of Biological and Health Sciences of the Federal University of Alagoas, working in the Postgraduate Programs in Animal Science (PPGCA), Health Sciences (PPGCS) and Professional Master's Degree in Biology Teaching (PROFBIO). Graduated in Veterinary Medicine (2013), from the Federal University of Bahia. Master in Animal Sciences in the Tropics, with an emphasis on Animal Health, in the research line of Infectious Diseases (2015), from the Federal University of Bahia. PhD in Animal Bioscience from the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, with a sandwich period at the Complutense University of Madrid - Spain, in the General Directorate of University Policies Program / CAPES (2019). Post-doctorate from the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (PNPD / CAPES / FACEPE). Develops teaching, research and extension activities at the Parasitology Laboratory of ICBS-UFAL. Working mainly on the following topics: One Health, Parasitic Diseases and Parasitology Teaching. Leader of the Parasitology and One Health research group - ParasitOH.

Débora , Federal University of Alagoas

My name is Débora Camargo de Lira, and I am currently a seventh-semester student in the Bachelor's Degree in Biological Sciences at the Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL). Throughout my academic journey, I was a teaching assistant in the discipline of Morphology and Taxonomy of Seed Plants, where I participated and received a certificate of academic excellence at the V Institutional Seminar on Teaching Assistance at UFAL.

Since 2023, I have been a PIBITI scholarship holder at the Integrative Biology Laboratory (LABI), where I began my research with the curation of the Gabriel Skuk Zoological Sound Library. Currently, my work focuses on accessibility for deaf individuals, developing a device capable of translating the sounds from the sound library into tactile vibrations.

In addition to research, I have experience in organizing and teaching short courses. During the 2023 Biology Week, I taught a short course on Non-Conventional Edible Plants (PANCs), and in 2024, I lectured on the bioacoustics of amphibians and the importance of zoological sound libraries in a new short course. I also participated as a speaker in a lecture circuit on Vape vs. Cigarette, addressing the historical context and origins of their use.

During the first SINPETE at the institution, I was a monitor for the Botany (Botanical Universe) and Labpar stands in 2023. In 2024, I participated as a monitor in the room about sambaquis and the ocean, where we discussed the importance of sambaquis and oceanic culture.

I am part of the extension project "Labpar de Portas Abertas," which focuses on promoting knowledge about One Health and parasitic diseases. Currently, I am developing my Undergraduate Thesis (TCC) in the field of Parasitology, investigating the contamination of the elderly population of Maceió by Toxoplasma gondii.

Rafaela Santos, Federal University of Alagoas

Undergraduate student in Nursing at the Federal University of Alagoas since 2020. I was a Parasitology monitor for the Parasitology and Pathology sector of the Institute of Biological and Health Sciences (ICBS) from 2023.1 to 2023.2 and a monitor for the Fundamental Skills Unit 2 discipline, in the period 2024.1, at the School of Nursing (EENF), at UFAL. I participated in the extension project Cuidação during the period 2022.1 and 2022.2; LabPar de portas aberta: Educação em Parasitologia e Saúde Única from 2022 to 2023; Projeto Afeto: primeira mil dias do bebê in the period 2024.1. I am currently a nurse at the ICU of the Hospital Metropolitano de Alagoas and a PIBIC volunteer 2024-2025.

Indhiara Ferreira, Federal University of Alagoas

Undergraduate student of a bachelor's degree in Dentistry at the Faculty of Dentistry of the Federal University of Alagoas. She was a monitor of the Parasitology discipline (2023.2) and a member of the LabPar de Portas Abertas extension project (2024).

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