ABSTRACT Despite the process of nutritional transition in Brazil, in some places, such as the Amazon region, stunting is still an important public health problem. In this study, we identified the prevalence and factors associated with stunting in ch...
The Nursing Homes are an important alternative care in the world, but Brazil still has no valid instrument to monitor the quality these institutions. This study aimed to describe the initial stages of the cross-cultural adaptation of the Observable I...
The stigmatization process associated with tuberculosis has been hardly valued in Brazilian research, which is an important social aspect for the control of the disease, mainly in marginalized populations. This article presents the phase of the cultu...
Worldwide, about 22 million children under five years old are overweight. Environmental factors are the main trigger for this epidemic. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the eating and physical activity habits in a cohort of eight-year-old ch...
In 2008, the Family Health Support Team (NASF) was created with the objective of broadening the range and scope of primary healthcare. The REPLACEion of the pharmacist in this multi-professional context represents an opportunity of improving his work...
Based on the social anthropology of food and considering the guiding concepts of the Public Policy for Food and Nutrition Security developed in Brazil, this study aims to analyze statements from teenagers in elementary school regarding the school mea...
The exergames are active video games that require body movement to achieve the goals. These games have been used as an alternative to increase the level of physical activity of the in subjects of different age groups. This qualitative study investiga...
Weight/height and weight/age anthropometric indexes stand out, respectively, given their importance in identifying early changes in weight and alterations in nutritional status as early as possible. The aim of this study was to analyze factors associ...
