WORDS THAT HURT AND WORDS THAT HEAL: AN EXPERIENCE WITH POPULAR SAYINGS IN PRIMARY CARE
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https://doi.org/10.36489/saudecoletiva.2026v17i106p19486-19495Keywords:
Atenção primária à saúde;, Saúde da mulher, Determinantes sociais da saúde, Educação em saúde, Saúde de gêneroAbstract
This article presents an experience report on the creation and development of the community group “Woman: Beyond the Body”, carried out in a Family Health Clinic in northern Rio de Janeiro. The initiative aimed to problematize gender-related social determinants and their impacts on women’s health, based on a situational diagnosis that identified mental distress associated with female overload. It was an open group with voluntary participation, led by a Family and Community Medicine resident, grounded in popular health education, with biweekly meetings. In the analyzed session, sexist popular sayings were used as triggers for collective debate. Seven women participated, fostering intergenerational exchange. The discussions revealed the invisibility of domestic work, victim blaming, and professional devaluation, while strengthening bonds, autonomy, and support networks.
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