Setting of the implementation PHC from a small-sized municipality and another from a medium-sized municipality in the state of Minas Gerais |
Small-sized municipality: - Population of 22,900 inhabitants37 - Midwestern Region of MG, 112 km off Belo Horizonte - 100% ESF coverage with 8 ESF teams and 1 NASF-AP team |
Medium-sized municipality: - Population of 97,378 inhabitants37 - Metropolitan Region of MG, 18 km off Belo Horizonte - 71.9% ESF coverage: 23 UAPS with 19 ESF and 6 NASF-AP teams |
Selecting the units for the implementation By draw |
Small-sized municipality: - Drawn 4 of the 8 UAPs for the implementation of the PPAAS with the support of 50% of NASF-AP professionals (1 speech therapist, 2 psychologists, and 1 nutritionist) - The other UAPS continued to offer group activities according to the routine, supported by other NASF-AP professionals |
Medium-sized municipality: - Drawn 3 of the 6 NASF-AP teams for the implementation of the PPAAS in the ESF unit they support. The other NASF-AP teams continued to offer group activities according to the routine, supporting the other ESF units |
Duration |
About 5 months with 11 biweekly meetings |
PPAAS methodological strategies |
- Workshops: enable dialogue and interaction, favoring the collective construction of knowledge and practices |
- Actions in the environment: they imply the modification of the environment and discussion, critical reflection on food practices and their resulting outputs |
Each meeting’s roadmap To assist in the planning |
- Objectives and brief theoretical framework on the theme - Indication of other related readings - Complete description of the strategies and educational materials used - Suggestions for use of the onboard diary, cookbook, panel, and folders |
Proposed activities |
- 7 structured workshops lasting about 40 to 60 minutes |
- 4 structured actions in the environment lasting about 15 to 20 minutes |
Supporting educational material To support methodological strategies |
- 7 structured workshops lasting about 40 to 60 minutes |
- 4 structured actions in the environment lasting about 15 to 20 minutes |
- Panels: they promote reflection, inform clients, communicate during the breaks of workshops and actions in the environment |
- Onboard diary: note notebook for registering feelings, emotions, and experiences, reflections, comments on actions and their constructions |
- Book Demystifying Doubts about Food and Nutrition: doubts and frequent myths in the PPAAS actions18
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- Kitchen cookbook with fruits, legumes, vegetables: focused on healthy culinary preparations and incentive for the consumption of fruits and vegetables19
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- Folders: 10 steps for Adequate and Healthy Food for everyday use |