THE SHP - SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAMME IN THE SOUTH REGION OF THE CITY OF SÃO PAULO, CAPITAL OF THE STATE OF SÃO PAULO: BETWEEN LAW AND REALITY

Abstract

The study’s objective is to understand how the School Health Programme (SHP) is executed in municipal schools in the south region of São Paulo, capital of the State of São Paulo, according to its institutional guidelines. For that purpose, structured interviews were conducted with Physical Education teachers, representing the staff, and Pedagogical Coordinators or Directors, representing the administration of the unit. The data was analyzed with the objective of drawing correlations between the SHP guidelines and what effectively occurs in everyday practice. It was found that although the city did adhere to the programme, the agents interviewed did not receive information about it, consequently meaning the SHP was not implanted on the studied region, therefore resulting in a hiatus between the formulation and proper execution of this public policy.