Citation

Queiroga MR, Ferreira SA, Boneti MD, Tartaruga MP, Coutinho SD, Cavazzoto TG. Epidemiol. Serv. Saude 2016; 25(4): 827-836.

Vernacular Title

Caracterização do ambiente físico e prática de atividades físicas em unidades básicas de saúde de Guarapuava, Paraná, 2011-2012.

Affiliation

Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física, Londrina-PR, Brasil.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Coordenação-Geral de Desenvolvimento da Epidemiologia em em Serviços / Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde / Ministério da Saúde)

DOI

10.5123/S1679-49742016000400016

PMID

27869976

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:: to characterize the physical environment and physical activity (PA) in Primary Health Care Units (PHU) in the urban area of Guarapuava-PR, Brazil, 2011-2012.

METHODS:: this is a descriptive study in which the coordinators of the municipality's 27 PHUs were interviewed about violence, crime and physical space and safety conditions for PAs inside and outside the PHUs; the streets surrounding the area were visited to evaluate environmental factors categorized as favorable or unfavorable to PA deployment and practice.

RESULTS:: the most common places for PA were grass areas (n=18) and churches (n=24); three fifths of PHUs presented factors favorable to PA deployment/practice; lack of sidewalks (14 PHUs) or uneven sidewalks (13 PHUs) surrounding the PHUs are conditions that could jeopardize the practice of walking.

CONCLUSION:: despite the identification of favorable factors for PA practice, at PHUs should be focused by health service managers.

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