Proposta de intervenção para enfrentamento dos principais Fatores de Risco para Doenças Crônicas não Transmissíveis em adultos e idosos na Unidade Básica de Saúde Barão de são Romão em Januária-Minas Gerais

Abstract

Januária is a city located in the southeast region of the country. The Municipal Health System of Januária adopts the network of basic health care services that has Family Health Program as a priority strategy for its organization. The area covered by the family health team at the Barão de São Romão Unit has an enrolled population of approximately 3.400 people. The objective of this work is to elaborate an action plan to face the main risk factors for Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases in adults and the elderly of the Basic Health Unit Barão de São Romão in Januária-MG. The methodology is carried out in three stages: situational diagnosis; literature review and action plan. In this study, the following critical nodes were selected: inadequate lifestyle of users and; sedentary lifestyle and/or insufficient physical activity as a living condition for adults and the elderly. Based on these critical nodes the following coping actions were proposed: creation of the projects “Good with life” to increase users' awareness of risky habits and behaviors such as a sedentary lifestyle, inadequate diet, stress, alcohol abuse and smoking. Incentive to change habits and; “Active and healthy aging” in order to increase the number of physically active adults and the elderly and reduce the overuse of drug treatments. The intervention plan proposed in this research is expected to be efficient in reducing the rates of morbidity, disability and mortality caused by chronic non-communicable diseases.