Identification of healthy behaviors: research and services multidisciplinary universitary camping (CUMIS), first experience in Colombia

Introduction: A very narrow gap between knowledge and behavior exit; not necessarily understand the consequences of a habit involve taking action on this or changing behavior. Making reference to the term health is not the same as referring to illness. Health communication is a vital strategy in the attempt to change community behavior and retention for health. Objective: To identify healthy behaviors through community intervention called CUMIS, held in the town of Caimalito village of Pereira. Methods: We interventions one day in the three main sectors of the township, dividing the staff on a mobile device, which moved from house to hose, and a fixed, attending medical consultation. Results: We identified adequate progress in behavior, as the act of requesting a consultation because of “control” in the case of the query for “diarrhea without dehydration” is the patient in the action phase, contrast these behaviors with others show that the population is under precontemplators as with entomological farms, where the population has not seen a change. Conclusions: Immersion in the community health care strategy and community work is an effective tool for observing the important reception can be achieved between the inhabitants of the communities to positively impact community behaviors.