Una estrategia de teleducación sobre la salud auditiva y vocal en Brasil

Interactive teleducation is gaining in strength and is being used to carry out projects aiming to promote health by using information and communication technologies. Among these projects is the Young Doctor Project, which aims to train knowledge multipliers. Thus, the goal of this project is to create a collaborative learning network among students on issues related to hearing and vocal health. Students are trained through classes, cybertutor access, and workshops on auditory and vocal health. At the end of the activities, trained students become «young doctors» and transmit the acquired knowledge to the community. The project was conducted in 2008 and 2009 with the participation of 31 students in primary and secondary education who received training on communication issues. After the training, the «young doctors» transmitted the knowledge gained to 1,750 people, including school students, teachers, parents, and the community. Thus, the methodology used in the Young Doctor Project on hearing and vocal health helped to establish a chain of knowledge.