Educational activity as strategy in healthy food promotion for older people
International Journal of Development Research
Educational activity as strategy in healthy food promotion for older people
Received 07th March, 2018; Received in revised form 03rd April, 2018; Accepted 06th May, 2018; Published online 28th June, 2018
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Objective: To report experiences of nursing students in the use of educational activities as a strategy to promote healthy eating for the elderly. Method: Experience report that describes aspects experienced by the authors, at the opportunity of an educational intervention, carried out with fourteen elderly people from a community located in Ananindeua, State of Pará, Brazil, in October 2016. Results: The development of educational action, with the theme of healthy eating, had a positive impact on the behavior of the elderly. The way in which the information on the theme was approached enabled the participation of all of them in an active way facilitating the learning. Conclusion: The actions of Health Education for the elderly need methodologies that attenuate the complexity of the aging process and relate the factors that permeate the individual, such as beliefs, values, norms and ways of life. It is believed that this type of strategy favors learning and social interaction.
