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Massive Health Education; LAIS; AVASUS; Communication and Health; Paulo Freire.
This dissertation presents a qualitative analysis of the course "Senta que lá vem informação" offered on the Ambiente Virtual de Aprendizagem do Sistema Único de Saúde (AVASUS) and its contributions to Massive Health Education mediated by technologies. The research aims to describe the structural, organizational, and educational aspects of the course, understand the formative context of the Projeto "Sífilis Não", identify innovative features for Massive Health Education, evaluate the formative process, and highlight the course's contributions. The course, produced by the Laboratório de Inovação Tecnológica em Saúde (LAIS) and the Secretaria de Educação a Distância (SEDIS) of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), adopts a language and format that differ from the conventional approach in courses of this kind. The research had two objectives: to identify the profile of the course participants and to assess the course's contributions to Massive Health Education through an evaluative instrument analysis. Approximately 85% of the participants evaluated that the course meets the needs for addressing syphilis and contributes to Massive Health Education.