Health Promotion Practices in Primary Care: Comparison Between Florianópolis-Brazil and Girona-Spain

Abstract

Objective: to understand the health promotion practices developed by nurses in the Primary Care context in Florianópolis and Girona. Method: this is a comparative study with a qualitative approach and of the descriptive exploratory type, carried out with eight nurses between June 2021 and April 2022 in health units that developed health promotion practices. The data, collected by means of semi-structured interviews, were analyzed through thematic analysis based on the health promotion framework. Results: four categories related to health promotion practices emerged from the data, namely: Training actions for health professionals in health promotion; Health promotion activities in individual consultations; Health education group activities; and Community health promotion actions. Conclusion: it is concluded that, in both municipalities, nurses develop individual and collective health promotion practices through groups and community actions, focusing on lifestyle changes. In Florianópolis they are grounded on the National Health Promotion Policy and, in Girona, health promotion actions are based on actions involving specific groups aimed at preventing diseases.