Open educational resource: necessary knowledge about Compulsory Notification

Abstract

Compulsory notification provides a valuable means to monitor population health and indicate priorities for health policies and allocation of financial resources. Thus, it is also evident the need to stimulate adequate training, either at graduation or during professional practice. This study aimed to present the process of constructing an open educational resource on Compulsory Notification, created as a result of the lack of knowledge of the vast majority of students and health professionals and deficiency in teaching by higher education institutions on the subject. Materials and methods: this is an exploratory and descriptive study, which approach was qualitative, carried out in November 2018, from a discipline attended in a stricto sensu post - graduation course. Results: the construction of the resource occurred through six distinct steps presented throughout this article and which final product was the e-book about Compulsory Notification. Conclusion: The process of building the open educational resource presented in this article, along with the other information about Compulsory Notification, supports the learning of health professionals and students, who often need to overcome difficulties in their own knowledge and contribute to promotion and prevention strategies of the health of the Brazilian population.