The Relationship of the Process of Health Team Works with their Users: Basic Guidelines about Food

  • Wanessa Françoise da Silva Aquino UFJF
  • Amanda Pereira UFJF
  • Denise Barbosa de Castro Friedrich UFJF

Abstract

The rehabilitation food project appeared after observing a basic health unit (UBS), the city of Juiz de Fora - MG, a big number of obese. Obesity is considered an epidemic that is independent of economic and social conditions. It is a chronic disease caused by genetic diseases, endocrine, metabolic, or by dietary, environmental factors, including the lifestyle. It is proposed the food reeducation with dietary habits changes in place of a drastic diet. Given the importance of the user's UBS to have access to appropriate nutrition guidance, a group of food reeducation was created composed by obese people, encouraging weight loss and improvement of life quality. This group was led by nursing and medicine academic students, a nurse and a nutritionist. In the meetings that were held weekly, made anthropometric measurements and the members divided their difficulties and victories on healthy eating. In one year, 38 people participated in the study, and only 22 remained until the end. Of these, 09 lost weight, 03 maintained and 10 had gained weight. In the evaluation with the group participants it may be emphasized that its development was satisfactory because the participants reported that the positive point was learning about the topics. The food rehabilitation group allowed the complexity recognition of the involved issues in the change process in dietary habits and lifestyle, as well as the importance of a work by a multi professional team integrated with the users.

Author Biographies

Wanessa Françoise da Silva Aquino, UFJF
Colaboradora do Projeto de Extensão, Especialização em Pesquisa e Política em Saúde Coletiva na Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora – UFJF; Colaboradora do Projeto de Nutrição e Saúde Materno Infantil na Universidade Federal de Viçosa – UFV; Nutricionista. E-mail: wanessaaquino@yahoo.com.br
Amanda Pereira, UFJF
Colaboradora do Projeto de Extensão, Residente em Programa Saúde da Família do Hospital Universitário na Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora – UFJF; Enfermeira. E-mail: amanditaufjf@yahoo.com.br
Denise Barbosa de Castro Friedrich, UFJF
Doutora em Saúde Coletiva pelo Instituto de Medicina Social da Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro - IMS/UERJ; Coordenadora do Projeto de Extensão; Docente na Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora – UFJF. E-mail: denisebcf@yahoo.com.br
Published
2009-03-20
Section
Artigos Originais