A inserção do profissional de Educação Física na Equipe Saúde da Família para o tratamento do Diabetes Mellitus no município Araxá – Minas Gerais

Abstract

Diabetes Mellitus is one of the chronic noncommunicable diseases that has a great impact on the patient's health condition, due to the disorders and complications that can cause their quality of life as citizens. When not properly monitored, complications lead to health problems that affect the lives of those who lead more independent lives. It is important to emphasize the importance of the inclusion of the physical education professional in the Family Health Team and their competence in facing Diabetes Mellitus, a silent disease that has affected a large part of the population, especially the less informed. The objective of this work was to elaborate a proposal of intervention in the coverage area of the UrcianoLemos Basic Health Unit to broaden the guidelines on the prevention and treatment of diabetes mellitus in the community. To this end, a bibliographic research was carried out in the databases of the Virtual Health Library in order to raise the existing evidence on the subject and thus support the elaboration of the intervention proposal. The intervention proposal was elaborated following the steps of the situational strategic planning and the proposition of physical activities that will contribute directly in the context of the Primary Health Care, reducing the financial expenses and reducing the use of medicines and, finally, improving the quality of life and services provided by the Health Unit.