EVALUATION OF PRIMARY ATTENTION HEALTH SCHOOL SERVICE: A COMMUNITARY APPROACH

• Autor(a) principal: MOURA, Erly Catarina de
• Data de Publicação: 1992
• Outros Autores: LEONE, Adriana Luiza, BENTO, Ana Luisa da Graça, LEONE, Cláudia Augusta Latorre, SOUZA, Isabel Cristina de, NEVES, Jane Ferreira das, IMPROTA, Maria Teresa Weiser, MILIORINI, Mônica, SORIANO, Renata, BIANCHINI, Sibele
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Nutrição
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/nutricao/article/view/9030
• topic: breast-feeding; nutrition; diet; health services; community health centers; aleitamento materno; nutrição; dieta; serviços de saúde; centros comunitários de saúde

The Health Center aim is to assist local population being their first contact with Health Service. À primary attention Health School Service has been evaluated. A hundred and fifty (150) families attended by the Service (study group), and another hundred and fifty (150) not attended famiílies (control group), have being interviewed at home. They are generally composed by four or five individuals. Few pregnant women and few breast-fed children have been recorded and it was also observed that population almost always seek the Health Service in case of illness only. The scarse nutritional orientation is generally done by physicians. Both interviewed group regard breast-feeding as being important, but many women of the control group introduce artificial food too early in their babies diet. It is importante to improve the quality of attendance atthis Health Service.