CAMINHOS DO SUS:EXPANDING A SOCIAL TECHNOLOGY TO TACKLE HEALTH INEQUITIES

Abstract

This article deals with the expansion of the board game "Caminhos do SUS", a didactic social technology produced by the adolescence research group at the University of Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC), which aims to promote popular health education with school adolescents. Descriptive in nature, its aim is to present the process of building new cards for the game, whose themes are: racism, people with disabilities, LGBTQIAPN+phobia and bullying. The need to expand the game was recognized after a brainstorming activity with the game's developers, which led to an understanding of the relevance of debating these themes, which are so implicated and linked to young people's experiences. The first letter recounts a common situation of racism in the school environment, which causes psychosocial damage. In the second, the topic of people with disabilities encompasses the experiences of a subject who is increasingly present in our society and who deserves inclusion and acceptance: autistic people. The letter on LGBTQIAPN+phobia reflects on a common case of violence arising from discrimination and prejudice against this segregated and marginalized population. Finally, a case of school bullying is portrayed, a problem among teenagers that can cause suffering. The narratives included are linked to the health services in the area, with the aim of sharing knowledge about how they work in relation to these issues.