Atenção básica e promoção da saúde: atuação do profissional de educação física no Núcleo Ampliado de Saúde da Família - atenção básica no Estado do Amazonas

Abstract

The National Health Promotion Policy (PNPS), created in 2006, institutionalized as Health Promotion actions in the Unified Health System. The Physical Education Professional (PEF) will contribute to the promotion mainly in its insertion in the scope of practices of the Extended Family Health Center - Primary Care (NASF-AB), through counseling and dissemination of corporate practices and practical activities. This study aims to analyze the Health Promotion actions carried out by the Physical Education Professional at NASF-AB in the State of Amazonas. This is a descriptive, qualitative study. A sample was made for convenience, totaling 33 professionals, 11 PEF, 11 Community Health Agents (ACS) and 11 Nurses who work at NASF-AB in the municipalities of Autazes, Iranduba, Itacoatiara and Nova Olinda do Norte. It was used as a semi-structured questionnaire instrument, with open and closed questions to reach the intentions of the study. For data analysis, the assumptions of discourse analysis were used. The results found show that walking, gymnastics, monitoring and the functional circuit are the most frequent actions of professionals. Practices such as shantala with pregnant women and babies have also been described. He found in the speeches of the participating professionals, related as contributions from the PEF's performance, that physical activity collaborates to minimize the symptoms of diseases, especially chronic non-communicable diseases. In relation to cultural elements, PEFs show a dance. In the speeches, the difference between the terms Corporate practices and physical activity, by the PEF, is not perceived, being used more or second term. Although analyzed globally and not particularly each municipality, the principles of Health Promotion implicit in the discourses discerned are seen with little clarity.