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0501/2016 - The food and nutrition education actions and the nutritionist in the National School Feeding Program
As ações de educação alimentar e nutricional e o nutricionista no âmbito do Programa Nacional de Alimentação Escolar

Author:

• Simoni Urbano da Silva - da Silva, Simoni Urbano - Goiânia , Goiás - Universidade Federal de Goiás , Faculdade de Nutrição - <simoni.urbano@gmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Estelamaris Tronco Monego - Monego, E.T. - Universidade Federal de Goiás, Faculdade de Nutrição - <estelamaris.monego@gmail.com>
• LUCILENE MARIA DE SOUSA - Sousa, L.M. - Goiânia, Goiás - Universidade Federal de Goias, Faculdade de Nutrição - <lucilenemaria.sousa@gmail.com> +
• Géssica Mercia de Almeida - de Almeida, Géssica Mercia - Universidade Federal de Goias, Faculdade de Nutrição - <gessicamercia@gmail.com>

Thematic Area:

Educação em Saúde

Abstract:

The National School Feeding Program (NSFP) recommends the promotion of healthy eating habits by offering meals along with food and nutrition education (FNE) actions. The objective of this study was to identify the FNE in the NSFP and its relationship with the nutritionist’s profile. Analytical cross-sectional study conducted in municipalities of Goiás, Brazil. Data was collected by telephone, and the association between the outcome variable (achievement of FNE actions) and exposure (school population and nutritionist performance) was done by chi-square test of Pearson with a 5.0% significance level. In this study, 214 (87%) municipalities were included, among which, 91.1% promote FNE actions with predominantly biannual frequency (25.3% in schools and 23.2% in day care centers). The nutritionist presence was associated to the FNE (p=0.001). FNE actions are performed in most municipalities, however with low frequency. The association indicates the relevance of a nutritionist presence in conditions that attends the legislation, enabling the performance of their duties, as defined by the Legal Framework of the NSFP and the Federal Council of Nutritionists.

Keywords:

food and nutrition educationschool feeding, nutritionisthealth promotionschool health

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da Silva, Simoni Urbano, Monego, E.T., Sousa, L.M., de Almeida, Géssica Mercia. The food and nutrition education actions and the nutritionist in the National School Feeding Program. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2016/Nov). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/the-food-and-nutrition-education-actions-and-the-nutritionist-in-the-national-school-feeding-program/15927



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