ACADEMIA CARIOCA PROGRAM ACTING IN THE PREVALENCE OF OBESITY IN THE POPULATION ATTENDED IN A FAMILY CLINIC (SMS-RJ)

Introduction: Obesity and its consequences associated with physical inactivity, notoriously, are a public health problem. The Municipal Health Secretariat of Rio de Janeiro implemented, in 2009, the Academia Carioca Program as integrated strategy to primary care. His acting consists by offering regular physical activity oriented by physical education professional active in the Support Center for Family Health. Objective: To present the experience of Family Clinical Olympia Esteves (AP 5.1), which promotes an educational group for people with overweight and obesity. Method: This is a cross-sectional study of 28 people evaluated the influence of regular physical activity promoted by physical education professional Academia Carioca Program associated with biweekly educational activity with other professionals (nutritionist, psychologist, nurse and family doctor). All participants of the activity were evaluated previously by a anamnesis and periodically by anthropometry analyzed using t-test with p