Alimentação e nutrição na Estratégia Saúde da Família em cinco municípios brasileiros

Abstract

Alimentação e nutrição na Estratégia Saúde da Família em cinco municípios brasileiros Food and nutrition in the Family Health Strategy in five Brazilian citiesResumo Trata-

Profile and performance of nutritionists in Primary Health Care

“…Regarding the demographic profile, the predominance of female nutritionists and in the age groups between 20-39 years is comparable to that verified in other studies, which revealed the feminization of the profession and the performance of young adults [9,[16][17][18]. This profile may be related to the cultural connotation, in Brazil, of the role of women as caregivers [19] and the short time of existence of the profession [16].…”

“…The lack of working conditions in relation to infrastructure, anthropometric equipment, resources for the development of daily activities, including those related to food and nutrition, found in a recent study with nurses, physicians and nutritionists of FHS teams [17], coincides with the main factors highlighted in this study. Difficulties related to the infrastructure of health facilities, including anthropometric equipment, were also highlighted in a literature review on growth surveillance in the country's Primary Health Care network [25].…”

“…These results, in addition to reflecting the importance of the nutritionist to the development of the activities that are inherent to them [16,17], show the simultaneous presence of the traditional biomedical model of care and the model based on health promotion and prevention of diseases, as suggested in another study [22]. Despite the epidemiological relevance of nutritional deficiencies of iron and vitamin A [6,14], five nutritionists answered they did not to develop actions within the supplementation programs with these micronutrients.…”

A Importância Da Inserção Do Profissional Nutricionista No Campo Da Atenção Primária Em Saúde

“…Pimentel et al 18 reported that the Primary Health Care, through the FHS, is the appropriate environment for promoting food and nutrition activities with great impact on families. Taking as an example, the control of primary malnutrition and the lack of micronutrients, such as anemia and hypovitaminosis A.…”

Operacionalização do Sistema de Vigilância Alimentar e Nutricional (SISVAN) no município de Balneário Piçarras: relato de experiência

“…Desse modo, as equipes de ESF são consideradas elementos fundamentais para apoiar a realização da Vigilância Alimentar e Nutricional (3) . Contudo, estudos mostram que diversos problemas na atenção básica dificultam a implementação do SISVAN nos municípios brasileiros, como a falta de equipamentos antropométricos, a sobrecarga de trabalho dos profissionais, internet lenta, falta de profissionais para a digitação dos dados, alta rotatividade de profissionais e a insuficiência de nutricionistas na operacionalização das atividades (4,5) .…”