Comprehensive care for childhood obesity in Brazilian municipalities
Maria Irene de Castro Barbosa, Laura Solléro de Paula, Elisabetta Recine, Maria Irene de Castro Barbosa, Laura Solléro de Paula, Elisabetta Recine

TL;DR
This study explores how childhood obesity care in Brazil can be more comprehensive, identifying strengths and limitations in current practices.
Contribution
The paper introduces a framework for evaluating comprehensive care for childhood obesity through four axes of comprehensiveness in primary health care.
Findings
Comprehensive care includes intersectoral programs and strategies for humanized dialogue.
Limitations include centralization of care in nutrition professionals and lack of policy prioritization.
Transformative care requires inclusive and participatory public policies.
Abstract
To understand the potential and limits of care for childhood obesity from the perspective of comprehensiveness, in the context of Primary Health Care, in Brazilian municipalities. A qualitative approach was adopted, with an electronic form of a dissertative nature being applied in 11 municipalities in the five Brazilian regions, derived from the four axes of comprehensiveness defined by Ayres (needs, purposes, articulations, and interactions). Among the strengths for comprehensive care, the following were observed: the provision of services at different levels of care; the relevance of intersectoral programs in the development of actions aimed at the multidimensionality of childhood obesity; the implementation of strategies for systematizing care and tools that encourage the expansion of dialogue and humanization; and intersectoral coordination to create appropriate responses to the…
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Taxonomy
TopicsObesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Healthcare Regulation · Health and Lifestyle Studies
