A inserção do nutricionista na equipe multiprofissional da estratégia saúde da família: uma revisão de literatura.

Abstract

The health profile of the Brazilian population and the ongoing epidemiological transition in Brazil, as a result of changes in the demographic and nutritional profile of the population, has been increasing the incidence of Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases. From this epidemiological framework, it is necessary to strengthen the actions of food and nutrition in Primary Care. In this context, the present work aims to carry out a bibliographical review regarding the need of insertion of the Nutritionist in the multiprofessional team of the Family Health Strategy. The data collection was based on the analysis of national publications in the LILACS and BIREME databases. Scientific articles published in journals between 1999 and 2016 were consulted and the keywords used were: Nutritionist, Unified Health System, Basic Attention and Family Health Strategy. The multiprofessional character is essential for compliance with the SUS integrality principle, where primary care must cover all aspects of the human being, towards the improvement of health promotion and protection actions. The absence of the Nutritionist in the teams of the Basic Health Units restricts the population's access to integral care. The importance of the Nutritionist and his inclusion in the multiprofessional team of the Family Health Strategy are established in his academic training that enables him to perform nutritional diagnosis of the population, making him the only professional to receive specific knowledge that allows him to perform dietary prescriptions, Diagnosis and observation of sociocultural values, adapting them to the reality of each family unit.