ACCESS TO FOOD IN A HEALTH UNIT TERRITORY: A MULTIDIMENSIONAL APPROACH

Authors

  • Dafne Pavão Schattschneider Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA)
  • Eliziane Nicolodi Francescato Ruiz Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
  • Marianela Zúñiga Escobar Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/demetra.2018.32973

Keywords:

Food and nutrition security. Healthy eating. Health services.

Abstract

Food and Nutrition Security (FNS) is translated not only into the eradication of hunger, however, in also guaranteeing a dignified access to adequate and healthy food. This study aimed to analyze access to food with a multidimensional approach, in a territory of a Health Unit of the city of Porto Alegre, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The research approach was qualitative; semi-structured interviews were used as a technique for the collection of empirical data among users of the health unit and among a focal group with professionals of the health team. The discursive content was examined through the thematic analysis, based on the concept of Access used in the field of Collective Health, consisting of four dimensions: economic, technical, political and symbolic access. It was observed that the interviewees build their own strategies in the search to achieve all the dimensions of access to food, with food being a priority in daily family planning. However, there is no guarantee of regular and dignified access to adequate and healthy food. In order to achieve this, it is necessary, in addition to individual strategies, a greater integration of Health with other sectors, in the proposal of public policies that, together with the Bolsa Família Program, may improve the situation of FNS and the Human Right to Adequate Food.

DOI: 10.12957/demetra.2018.32973

Author Biographies

Dafne Pavão Schattschneider, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA)

Nutricionista Residente em Atenção ao Câncer Infantil no Complexo Hospitalar Santa Casa de Porto Alegre pela Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA)

Eliziane Nicolodi Francescato Ruiz, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)

Nutricionista doutora em desenvolvimento rural pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) e mestre em Saúde Coletiva pela Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS)

Marianela Zúñiga Escobar, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)

Nutricionista doutoranda em desenvolvimento rural pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) e mestre em Gerencia da Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional da Universidade de Costa Rica (UCR)

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Published

2018-09-30

How to Cite

Schattschneider, D. P., Ruiz, E. N. F., & Escobar, M. Z. (2018). ACCESS TO FOOD IN A HEALTH UNIT TERRITORY: A MULTIDIMENSIONAL APPROACH. DEMETRA: Food, Nutrition & Health, 13(3), 695–711. https://doi.org/10.12957/demetra.2018.32973

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Vol. 13 No. 3 (2018)

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