The authors report an experience of primary health care emphasizing aspects of Health Promotion within the Epidemiologic Model: "The field of force and the Paradigm of well-being". This experience combines physical exercises, leisure, excursions and a course about individual and environmental health to 255 adults (35 to 80 years old) in a square near the Basic Health Unit. The authors mention the necessity of a new arrangement of health services activities comprehending a wide conception of health.
health promotion; self-care; life ability; social ability