Body practices in the family health strategy: visions on the context

Abstract

Introduction: Public policies on physical activity and body practices have gained notoriety internationally. In Brazil, the Brazilian Unified Health System incorporates the physical activity and body practices in the political agenda, presenting the relevance in the production of care and health promotion. Objective: To analyze the perceptions about body practices of Physical Education professionals and users of a body practice group of the Family Health Strategy of Sobral/CE. Methodology: The qualitative research is developed from the fourth generation assessment, responsive type, through the interaction of interviews and negotiation of consensus and dissensus. Nine Physical Education professionals and five members of the Body and Action group were interviewed. In this research, the method was adapted for construction in seven steps: contract with the field, organization of the evaluation, identification of interest groups, development of joint constructions, expansion of joint constructions, preparation of the negotiation agenda, and execution of the negotiation. Results and discussion: The users' perception is of welcoming and longitudinality through the physical activity and body practices, having a caring, relational, and therapeutic character. The professionals present an understanding of expanded health, diversity of practices, and interprofessional performance, which many are reinforced by continued study, especially in residency. Final Considerations: The body practices in this space make it possible to ensure bonds by providing the group space as a guarantee of the link for the integral and expanded care. Besides overcoming the hegemonic views of the biological and epidemiological body and overcoming dualistic views, despite the difficulties pointed out.