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1618/2011 - Child Health Promotion: a Physical Therapy approach.
A promoção da saúde da criança: a participação da Fisioterapia

Author:

• Miriam Ribeiro Calheiros de Sá - Sá, M.R.C - Niterói, RJ - Instituto Nacional de Saúde da Mulher, Criança e Adolescente Fernandes Figueira - <mcalheiros@iff.fiocruz.br>

Co-author(s):

• Romeu Gomes - Romeu Gomes - Rio de Janeiro, - Instituto Nacioigueiranal de Saúde da Mulher, Criança e Adolesncente Fernandes F - <romeugo@gmail.com> +
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3100-8091

Thematic Area:

Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente

Abstract:

This article aims to analyze the available literature, the state of the art physiotherapy actions aimed at children, with a focus on health promotion. Thus, through the questioning of ideas present in the production of knowledge is intended to provide insight for the formulation of principles for physical therapy to promote actions of comprehensive health care for the child. Methodologically, the study was a literature review of qualitative character, focusing on virtual items available in libraries and databases, national and international. We have pointed out four themes that permeate the discussion, namely: physical therapy from the perspective of promoting child health, bodily practices at different levels of care, physical therapy aimed at children in a community basis and Inter-sector cooperation. The discussions of the literature is limited evidence for the possible development of physical therapy aimed at the child in a health promotion perspective.

Keywords:

Health promotion Physiotherapy Child

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