A Secretaria Municipal de Saúde em parceria com a Sesap e a UFRN promovem o “Curso de Atualização nas Práticas de Alimentação e Nutrição em Saúde Coletiva, nos dias 8 e 9, às 14 horas, no Auditório da SMS que fica na Rua Fabrício Pedrosa, 915, Areia Preta.

“A intenção é capacitar os nutricionistas da rede pública de saúde em conteúdos relacionados a alimentação e nutrição em saúde coletiva, visando  contribuir para a implementação do Plano Anual de Alimentação e Nutrição do município de Natal, tomando como referência as diretrizes da Política Nacional de Alimentação e Nutrição”, destacou a chefe do Núcleo de Alimentação e Nutrição, Erineide Tavares.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

O curso discorrerá sobre o I módulo: Avaliação antropométrica por ciclo de vida: recomendações da Vigilância Alimentar e Nutricional – VAN. É esperado para esta capacitação um público de aproximadamente 50 nutricionistas.

Avaliação antropométrica é o método de investigação em nutrição baseado na medição das variações físicas e na composição corporal global. É aplicável em todas as fases do ciclo de vida e permite a classificação de indivíduos e grupos segundo o seu estado nutricional