Education in health in the waiting room: care and actions to the child who lives with HIV/aids

Objective: Learning under the point of view of the child who lives with HIV/AIDS the care and actions of health education thatmay be developed in the waiting room. Methods: It is a descriptive and exploratory research with qualitative approach carriedout in a healthcare service specialized in DST/AIDS in the city of Porto Alegre/RS. The participants comprised children betweenseven and twelve years old attended in this healthcare service and their family members/caretakers. The collection of informationfollowed the Creative and Sensible Method. Results: The thematic analysis provided the themes for the health educationactivities. This article discussed the following themes: waiting room, self-care, health in the school, and health representations.Conclusions: The waiting room configures a space that may provide a moment of pleasant and productive waiting time byintroducing activities that develop health education with emphasis on the ludic factor.