Mandalas formativas no ensino da educação popular em saúde

Popular health education (PHE) is a primary field for discussions in Public Health, as it points out ways to move away from traditional teaching. Thus, the aim of this study was to report the experience of using formative mandalas in teaching PHE in the Postgraduate Program in Collective Health at UECE. Mandalas were a means of sharing knowledge, fostering discussions on popular education. The words inserted in the mandalas were grouped according to the dimensions present in the book Pedagogia da Autonomia by Paulo Freire. The experiences of making and presenting mandalas aroused feelings, broadened visions, fostered interdisciplinarity and dialogue, promoting the exchange of knowledge between different subjects from different backgrounds. We conclude that active methodologies, permeated by Freirean ideals, are an important path in the training of health workers.