142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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Food workers from Central Supply

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Anne Cristine Rumiato, Anne Cristine Rumiato , Faculty of Nursing, UNICAMP, Londrina - PR, Brazil
Carlos Eduardo Siqueira, MD, ScD , College of Public and Community Service, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA
Heleno Rodrigues Corrêa Filho , DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS, CAMPINAS, Brazil
Ines Monteiro, Ines Monteiro , School of Nursing, UNICAMP, Zeferino Vaz - Campinas - SP, Brazil
Introduction:Obesity is a problem that affects most of the economically active population in BrazilPart of this problem is attributed to the increased purchasing power that affects all social classesThe worker in Brazil is supported by governmental programs that provide food that meets their needs.  Methods:Diagnostic study was conducted to identify if workers perform somemeal before starting your work. Preliminarly Results: It was observed that the majority did not perform the meal or when he did,chose between food available for sale, or quick meals such as fried pastries accompanied by soda orprocessed juicesalthough there was availability at the place of fruits and vegetables. Conclusion: It was concluded that there are actions that are necessary to encourage the consumption of the main meal of the day to reduce the physical wear-worker, and riseawareness of healthy food choices.

Learning Areas:

Occupational health and safety
Other professions or practice related to public health
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs

Learning Objectives:
explain the importance of nutrition for the worker's health evaluate worker's health self-perception compare nutritional status with the first meal of the day's time identify what was ingested in the first meal of the day

Keyword(s): Occupational Health and Safety, Nutrition

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am doctorade student, nutritionist, studying worker, health and promotion health using nutrition knowledge. I have been principal author in health interventions to workers in a food supply center.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.