Crescimento e desenvolvimento infantil: benefícios das práticas de educação em saúde em creche pública

Abstract

This study aims to demonstrate the benefits of health education practices for child growth and development in public day care centers in a healthy way, through a qualitative field research, with a report on the experience of the public health nurse and the board of directors of public day care in the same area of coverage. This is based on the main reason of those responsible for enrolling their children in day care centers just for lack of time, support network, among others, and not for the benefits brought to the development of the children. Obtaining as result answers that match by the professionals, being able to analyze and conclude that the performance of health in schools is a very important strategy in the execution of actions to promote and prevent the health of children, a fact of extreme relevance for the application and reassessment of public policies aimed at this clientele.