Projeto Saúde na Praça: uma experiência de promoção da saúde em Araraquara-SP

• Autor(a) principal: Moraes, Paulo Fernandes
• Data de Publicação: 2010
• Outros Autores: Sebastião, Emerson [UNESP], Costa, José Luiz Riani [UNESP], Gobbi, Sebastião [UNESP]
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.12820/RBAFS.V.15N4P255-259; http://hdl.handle.net/11449/133625
• topic: Adults; Health promotion; Motor activity; Adultos; Promoção da saúde; Atividade física

Introduction: Considering the benefi ts of a regular physical activity already indicated on literature and, on the other hand, the high prevalence of physical inactivity, the negative impact of this behavior to the population’s health and also to the public safe, Araraquara city hall (SP) creates the project Health in the Square off ering Lian Gong practice to elderly people since 2001. Objective and Methodology: This experience report describes such project and how it is monitored by city hall through some indicators of physical assessment that was obtained whit the participants in 2007 (General Gymnastics mode). Results: During nine years, this project evolved exponentially because included three physical activity types (General Gymnastics, Hidrogymnastics and Tai-chi-chuan) in 55 city’s spots, mostly public squares, and it benefi ciates about 1.300 adults. The Project has achieved good results in provides health of participants, what justify continuation and expansion of the project in this city.