Plano de ação para redução da prevalência de obesidade em trabalhadores de um hospital público de Belo Horizonte

Abstract

The obesity cases increased in the last several years, constituting a serious public health problem. Through periodic examinations conducted by the medical service and work safety and physical evaluations carried out in Sofia Program was observed high number of obese among employees of the Hospital Sofia Feldman. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to develop an action plan to encourage changes in lifestyle of the employees of the Hospital Sofia Feldman in order to reduce the prevalence of obesity between them. The methodology is carried out in three stages: situational diagnosis; literature review and action plan. In this study we selected the following critical node: inadequate nutrition; low knowledge on obesity and; sedentary lifestyle. Based on these critical nodes were proposed the following actions to oppose: creation of projects healthy eating to educate employees about the benefits of healthy eating for the prevention of obesity and also to provide employees possibilities of healthy eating within the hospital premises; more information in order to educate employees on ways to obesity prevention and also on the consequences thereof and; project Move Sofia to encourage employees to attend the Sofia Program. It is hoped that this action plan cause changes in habits and lifestyles of employees and thereby reduce the prevalence of obesity.