Abstract

Actions to combat obesity in childhood and adolescence in the context of supplementary health are necessary and there is a scarcity in the literature of intervention models that address this theme. The aim of this study was to describe the intervention and the model of a program to combat obesity, by a health care operator. The Espaço MultiDiversão program is a modality offered by the Agros Service of Physical Activity and Health (Espaço Movimento), a partnership between the Federal University of Viçosa - Campus Florestal (UFV-CAF) and your health plan operator, which aims to serve the beneficiaries of 6 to 15 years of age residing in Florestal-MG. This program is developed in Florestal, Minas Gerais, Brazil, at UFV-CAF. The data presented in this study refer to the first class selected in September 2017. The interested are subject to physical evaluation and medical evaluation. The intervention happens under the coordination of a physical educator, and has a multiprofessional approach of the physical education, nutrition and psychology. In this logical model highlights the partnership of public and private institutions, which enabled the necessary resources for this intervention, and data are presented that justify the investment in programs in primary care.

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