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1753/2011 - Scientific literature on nutrition in the context of Primary Health Care in Brazil: a review of the literature
Produção científica sobre nutrição no âmbito da Atenção Primária à Saúde no Brasil: uma revisão de literatura

Author:

• Daniela Silva Canella - Canella, D. S. - Faculdade de Saúde Pública / USP - <danicanella@gmail.com> +
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9672-4983

Co-author(s):

• Ana Carolina Feldenheimer da Silva - Silva, A.C.F. - Faculdade de Saúde Pública / USP - <anacarolf125@gmail.com>
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5554-8856
• PATRICIA CONSTANTE JAIME - Jaime, P.C. - Faculdade de Saúde Pública / USP - <constant@usp.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2291-8536

Thematic Area:

Alimentação, Nutrição e Saúde

Abstract:

Introduction: Nutrition actions at Primary Health Care (PHC) have an important function at health promotion, prevention and treatment of injuries. Objective: Map, organize and evaluate the scientific production of nutrition in the Brazilian PHC. Methods: This is a review of the literature. The search has been made of papers on the PubMed and Lilacs databases, using descriptors related with PHC and nutrition. The studies were conducted and collected on the Brazil with the professionals or the population assisted by PHC in public health system and published until March 2011. The references of the selected articles have been consulted in order to identify additional studies. Results: From the total of papers localized, 68 were eligible and 49 were identified by the references lists. A total of 117 papers were analyzed. The studies reviewed were mostly original articles, quantitative methodology, carried out on the state of São Paulo, at USP and published from 2002 to 2011. The principal issues were diagnosis aiming the evaluation of nutritional status and involving children. Conclusion: The production in this field is growing, although it needs to redirect the approach and the subject for future studies with the focus on intervention models and program evaluation.

Keywords:

Primary health care Family health Community health centers Nutrition, Public Health Nutritional assessment Review Literature as Topic

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Canella, D. S., Silva, A.C.F., Jaime, P.C.. Scientific literature on nutrition in the context of Primary Health Care in Brazil: a review of the literature. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2012/Apr). [Citado em 22/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/scientific-literature-on-nutrition-in-the-context-of-primary-health-care-in-brazil-a-review-of-the-literature/9987?id=9987&id=9987



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