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Item Programa de extensão UEA cidadã, benefícios para os voluntários e comunidade atendida: um relato de experiência(Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, 2019-01-17) Costa, Flávio Renan Paula da; Santos, Hildegard Loren Rebouças; Almeida, Tainá Afonso de; Costa, Márcia GonçalvesThe UEA Cidadã program was created in 2009. It is based on the principle of citizenship. Its goal is promote social inclusion through collective actions aimed at the orientation and awareness of the public served. The program has contributed to improve the quality of community’s life through practices that promote access to health and the empowerment of those served through educational lectures and activities such as blood pressure measurement, blood glucose test, fluoride application and BMI verification (Body mass index). From August 2015 to September 2016, 89 social actions were carried out, 693 applications of topical fluoride and 2,356 people were attended. It is important to emphasize that faced with a country in crisis, the activities met the social demands and also promoted additional experiences for the health professionals involved.