As Práticas Integrativas e Complementares (PICS) como Ações de Promoção da Saúde na Atenção Primária à Saúde de Belo Horizonte: Lian Gong em 18 Terapias

Abstract

One of the Health Promotion actions developed in Belo Horizonte, which improve the quality of life for users of the Unified Health System, is Lian Gong in 18 therapies (LG18T). It is a body practice capable of preventing and treating health, seeking continuous care. The objective of the study is to present the perceptions of health center managers in Primary Care and professional instructors of LG18T, in the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, regarding the Lian Gong 18 Therapies body practice, offered regularly. This is an experience report of the realization of 13 focus groups to evaluate a health promotion program in Primary Health Care in Belo Horizonte. The results obtained in the focus groups point to three categories among managers: (i) Inversion of the assistance model and enhancement of health promotion; (ii) Guarantee the practice of Lian Gong in 18 therapies as one of the manager's duties; (iii) Reduction in the excessive demand for reception by the elderly. Among the instructors, the category included was: (i) Benefits of Lian Gong in 18 therapies used as a health promotion strategy for Primary Health Care workers.