ACADEMIA CARIOCA PROGRAM: AN EXPERIMENT IN TOBACCO GROUP A FAMILY CLINIC (SMSRJ-BRAZIL)

Health Promotion Programs are present in most Primary Care Units, if the smoking groups established as a strategy for people who wish to quit smoking. But its effectiveness needs more structure to act fully. Objective: To report the resumption of smoking groups Clinic Family Aloysio Augusto Novis (AP 31), from the support of the Academia Carioca Program implemented in 2009 by the Municipal Health Secretariat of Rio de Janeiro and Health Promotion strategy integrated as action health supported by public administration from new accessibility measures to treatment. Method: Analysis of monitoring instruments of the groups (increased supply) and its participants (often reception of repeat offenders and smoking cessation index). Results and Conclusion: Based on the strategies adopted, increased the number of groups performed together for years and there was greater involvement of the professional unit. In 2014 it was carried out 5 groups with 43% of termination and until September / 2015, 4 groups with 35% cessation. The incorporation of smoking groups at the Health Unit, demonstrates be associated with improvement of its indicators, for aggregate treatment were understood as multiple care space from the increase in activities provided by the participation of physical education professional Academia Carioca Program that It allows greater uptake of smoking and adherence to treatment. Preventing and reducing health risks, as well as providing greater organization of family medicine and community actions.