Banca de DEFESA: GABRIEL MARX ASSUNCAO COSTA

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : GABRIEL MARX ASSUNCAO COSTA
DATE: 10/06/2022
TIME: 08:30
LOCAL: https://meet.google.com/zto-udkf-chr
TITLE:

Food environment around spaces frequented by early childhood children in the municipality of Rio Largo, Alagoas.

KEY WORDS:

Built environment, Health promotion, Children.

PAGES: 77
BIG AREA: Ciências da Saúde
AREA: Nutrição
SUMMARY:

Introduction: food choices and behavior emerge from the interaction of many factors, including the food environment. This is a scenario where food choices are provided and made effective, influencing the health and nutrition conditions of the population residing in a given region. Evidence shows that the greater the access to Food Points of Sale (PVA) and the less distance between them in relation to institutions, the greater the possibility of acquiring the food offered. It is currently observed the installation of obesogenic environments, characterized by a high availability of ultra-processed foods. In addition to being more prevalent, PVA with greater availability of these foods tend to be located around schools. Assessing their presence around of these institutions is essential as they are a source of food exposure for children, as food habits in this age group are under construction; and because food is an important protective factor against diseases when it is composed of healthy foods. Objective: to characterize the food environment around municipal early childhood education centers (CMEI) in the city of Rio Largo. Methods: this is an ecological study whose identification of PVA was carried out through an audit in the entire municipality. The geographic coordinates of the PVAs were obtained through the “Google Maps” application installed on smartphones. To assess the food environment, the adapted version of the Nutrition Environment Measurement Survey for Stores - NEMS-S instrument was used. The food and nutritional quality of each PVA were evaluated using the healthy food availability index. The CMEI positioning and geographic coordinates were obtained using the Google Earth Pro application. Coordinate units were extracted in universal transverse mercator (UTM). Areas of influence (buffers) with a radius of 400 meters were defined around the CMEI, and buffers with a radius of 800 meters were additionally built, in order to verify if there is a difference in the arrangement of the PVA between the areas of influence used.The geoprocessing of the information was carried out in the QGIS 2.18.2 software. The spatial distribution, proximity and density of global PVA in the buffers were analyzed according to the classification of trades in relation to the types of foods predominantly traded. Results: of the 575 PVA identified in Rio Largo, 332 (57.7%) and 505 (87.8%) were, respectively, within the CMEI's zone of influence of 400 and 800 meters. Unhealthy PVAs represented around 60% of the total number of available establishments. There was no difference in the arrangement of the PVAs between the zones of influence used. Healthy PVAs were concentrated only in the central region of the city, but unhealthy PVAs were concentrated in different parts of the city. Conclusion: there was a concentration of points of sale of unhealthy foods around the municipal schools of Rio Largo, suggesting environments with high availability of ultra-processed foods, thus not favoring healthy eating behavior by children.

BANKING MEMBERS:
Externa à Instituição - MARIANA CARVALHO DE MENEZES - UFOP
Presidente - 2269877 - JONAS AUGUSTO CARDOSO DA SILVEIRA
Externa ao Programa - 1002936 - PATRICIA DE MENEZES MARINHO