“…Prevention programs include the need for increasing awareness of students regarding how to adopt and sustain healthy lifestyles, because knowledge regarding health is a factor that may contribute to behavioral change in a population as the greater the knowledge, the greater the chances of adopting habits that may be favorable to the quality of life of a determined population group 4. It is worth highlighting, however, that knowledge in itself is fundamental for quality of life, but it is not enough result in behavioral changes. Nevertheless, it is a primordial factor in assisting the possibility for change 2,5 . This knowledge should be passed on by all professional working in the health field 6,7 and, in the school environment, by teachers connected with the area, among whom are physical education teachers.…”