ACADEMIA CARIOCA: INNOVATIVE AND EFFECTIVE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROGRAM IN PRIMARY CARE IN THE CITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO

Introduction: The chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for 63% of global deaths, a challenge to be faced by health systems. In this scenario the physical activity has been encouraged and considered an important action on public health. The Academia Carioca Program, implemented in 2009 by the SMSRJ as a public policy of strategic health by offering regular physical activity oriented by physical education professional, integrated actions and services of Family Health, acts as an institutional response to this epidemiological context, in line with the expansion of the coordination of health care. Objective: To present the Academia Carioca Program and its operating logic to increase and encourage access to physical activity in the context of primary health care, in a simple and regular way to reduce sedentary lifestyles, global risk factor for NCDs. Method: Monitored longitudinally, the Academia Carioca Program acts in sync with the indicators of primary care and quality of life. Currently 185 Health Units, the Academia Carioca Program attended 82.194 people with different age groups, with 89% living with NCDs. Results and Conclusion: From the monitoring, the results showed that 96% of hypertensive patients controlled their blood pressure; 89% reduced weight and 14.5% of participants stopped taking medication, among other benefits. It follows then, that the Academia Carioca Program implementation associated with other interdisciplinary areas improve the quality of life of the population through positive change in their health determinants, in addition to supporting the population with information to build a more active and healthy society.