ATUAÇÃO DO NUTRICIONISTA NA ATENÇÃO PRIMÁRIA À SAÚDE: PERCEPÇÃO DOS USUÁRIOS DO SISTEMA ÚNICO DE SAÚDE

Abstract

Introduction: The knowledge of the population about professional practices and care offered in basic care, make it possible for the evaluation of the services rendered to be beneficial for the improvement of the system. Knowing the attributions of nutritionists, the population understands how fundamental the presence of this professional in basic health care is. Objective: To analyze the nutritionist's performance of primary health care, through the perception of the users of the Unified Health System. Methodology: This research will be carried out in twenty Basic Health Units in the city of Varginha-MG, primary health care, between 18 and 70 years and in ambulatory care. The applied questionnaire presents content based on the routine actions of the primary care nutritionist. Results: The analysis of the research demonstrated that the users believe that the feeding is a factor of prevention for several diseases, and with that the search for the nutritionist is increasing, thus considering the recognition by the professional. Conclusion: Therefore, relating the performance of the professional with the opinion of the users, the knowledge of the same in the area of food and nutrition is being exercised in a positive way, meeting the needs of the population and demonstrating how important is their presence within the attention basic.