DIALOGUES ON THE RELEVANCE OF THE NUTRITIONIST IN PRIMARY CARE: A NARRATIVE REVIEW

Abstract

The nutritionist is a health professional who aims in his profession to promote, preserve and/or rehabilitate health in general. In the field of Public Health in Brazil, primary care is one of the areas of action of the nutritionist, considering that primary care is the first contact of users with the SUS, there is a need for the nutritionist in this sector. The study aimed to demonstrate the relevance of the nutrition professional in relation to primary care of the SUS. For this, we used the narrative review of the literature as a methodology, which through the selection, reading and critical analysis of the articles, were elaborated foundations for this research. After inclusion and exclusion criteria, the result was the selection of 13 articles that address the proposed theme, thus illustrating the relevance of the nutritionist in primary care. Finally, it was concluded that the nutritionist in primary care is extremely important, with the purpose of stimulating the promotion, prevention and rehabilitation of health, with its focus on the food safety of the collectivity attended by the UBSs; however, public policies are needed to ensure the insertion of the nutritionist in this field of work.