Mapeamento das ações de educação em saúde, alimentação e nutrição no período de distanciamento social pela pandemia de Covid-19

• Autor(a) principal: Marra, Raphaella Leão
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Bernardes, Milena Serenini, Souza, Camila Maciente, Toloni, Maysa Helena de Aguiar
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFLA
• Texto Completo: http://repositorio.ufla.br/jspui/handle/1/50558
• topic: Pandemia; Covid-19; Isolamento social; Meios de comunicação sociais; Educação em saúde; Pandemic; Social isolation; Social media; Health education

Introduction: In December 2019, a new infectious virus called Sars-Cov-2 and related to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome was identified in China. The World Health Organization (WHO) designated as Covid-19 the infection caused by this virus. Faced with the rapid spread, on March 11, 2020, the WHO declared a pandemic state and demanded that measures of social isolation were taken to prevent its spread. In this scenario, several changes occurred in people's daily lives, including in relation to food. Objective: This study aimed to characterize online education actions related to health, food and nutrition during the social isolation due to the Covid-19 pandemic, to describe them according to the target audience, objectives and media. Methods: Exploratory study, which includes researches on health, food and nutrition actions carried out during the new coronavirus pandemic on official digital platforms. Results: Fifty-three identified actions met the study's inclusion criteria and were divided into four major themes: Hygiene and food handling; Specific pathologies of interest in the area of Food and Nutrition; food (in)security, breastfeeding and pregnancy; and Food and nutrition education and guidance for nutrition professionals in the area of nutrition. Conclusion: It is necessary to develop communication and health education instruments, aiming to support professionals and other individuals during health practices. In this context, the materials exposed in this study are important to soften the consequences of the pandemic.