Abstract

HERNANDEZ-RINCON, Erwin et al. Promoting healthy eating in community children's day care centers in the municipality of Sopo (Cundinamarca, Colombia) under the Primary Health Care strategy. Salud, Barranquilla [online]. 2015, vol.31, n.3, pp.514-524. ISSN 0120-5552.  https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.31.3.7632.

Objetive: To strengthen healthy eating habits in community children's day care centers and their families in the municipality of Sopo (Colombia) from the Primary Health Care. Methodology: Participatory Action Research conducted with 67 children of 5 community children's day care centers, their community mothers (teachers), parents and local government during the second half of 2014, by addressing three areas: 1. Knowing about healthy eating, 2. Motivating on healthy eating and 3. Articulating the community. Results: The community mothers know the importance of healthy eating, and know the number of fruits and vegetables should be consumed daily. Parents recognize their children as agents of change to improve the motivation at home to eating a healthy diet. Children have improved their consumption of fruits and vegetables, although the preference for unhealthy diet persists. Finally it was possible to articulate the proposal with the health and education sectors of the municipality, recognizing the importance of working collaboratively to improve the health of children. Conclusions: Children showed that they are able to recognize that fruits and vegetables are key components in your diet to be healthy and strong, it is also important to note that children become agents of change regarding healthy eating at home, involving parents, and motivating the community mothers.

Keywords : child; preschool; school health; child nutrition; Primary Health Care; child day care centers.

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