# Continuing education as a strategy of public health surveillance for sustainable development

## TL;DR

This study explores how continuing education can support public health surveillance and sustainable development goals in remote Brazilian municipalities.

## Contribution

It presents a novel approach to integrating public health education with sustainable development goals in underserved regions.

## Key findings

- 93 health professionals participated, with 85.7% being women and 73.4% holding higher education degrees.
- 41 participants completed the course and implemented projects aligned with Sustainable Development Goal 3.
- The study was conducted in four Brazilian states with a focus on chronic disease surveillance.

## Abstract

to describe the characteristics of participants and intervention projects from a continuing education course aimed at disseminating the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in smaller, remote municipalities, aligned with the surveillance of chronic conditions and noncommunicable diseases.

this is a descriptive, quantitative study conducted in the Brazilian states of Acre, Amazonas, Rondônia, and Roraima. Participants were health professionals affiliated with municipal and state public health surveillance systems. Data were collected from documents produced during a training course. Descriptive statistics were used for data analysis.

a total of 93 professionals participated, 85.7% of whom were women; 29.8% were between 26 and 36 years old; 73.4% held higher education degrees, and 46 were nursing professionals.

the course was completed by 41 participants, who implemented intervention projects aligned with SDG 3.

descrever as características dos cursistas e dos projetos de intervenção de um curso de educação continuada voltado à disseminação da Agenda 2030 dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável em municípios do interior, em convergência com a vigilância de agravos e doenças crônicas não transmissíveis.

trata-se de estudo descritivo, de abordagem quantitativa, realizado nos estados do Acre, Amazonas, Rondônia e Roraima. Os participantes foram profissionais de saúde vinculados às Vigilâncias em Saúde municipais e estaduais. A coleta de dados deu-se por meio de documentos produzidos durante um curso de formação. A análise dos dados foi efetuada utilizando se estatística descritiva.

participaram 93 profissionais, dos quais 85,7% eram do sexo feminino, 29,8% estavam na faixa etária de 26 a 36 anos, 73,4% tinham ensino superior, e 46 eram profissionais de enfermagem.

o curso foi concluído por 41 participantes, que implementaram projetos de intervenção alinhados com o ODS 3.