The present paper reports a research on Didatics applied to Nursing during a training period of 5 th Nursing students of the School of Pharmacy and Dentisty of Alfenas (MG) in first-grade schools.
It describes the research as a means of offering students the opportunity of performing their work with their minde directed to the community as a wole.
It focuses on regional aspects, clientele characteristics and the program of work wich is put into practice, and reports the difficulties found in face of the magnitude of the problem.
It also points out the importance of propitiating first-grade students with the means of learning positive and attituds as regards health.
It finally suggests the establishimente of programs tendend toward community health with the participation of specialized personnel, as is the one composed of Nursing students.