Lucha contra la obesidad y políticas de promoción de la salud: acceso a oportunidades para la práctica de actividad física en Espírito Santo

Obesity can be understood as a significant health problem. Among the ways of coping, the practice of physical activity is among the most important. We Map, analyzed and discuss the existence of public and private spaces available for the practice of physical activities in the 78 municipalities of Es...

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Published in:Retos (Madrid) 2024-01, Vol.51, p.1210
Main Authors: Tavares, Otavio, Maria Del Carmen Bisi Molina, Carlos Nazareno Ferreira Borges, Carla Moronari de Oliveira Aprelini, Enríquez-Martinez, Oscar Geovanny, Carolina Perim de Faria, Juan Felipe Barrios Lopez, Erika Cardoso dos Reis
Format: Article
Language:eng ; spa
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Coping
Exercise
Health Promotion
Municipalities
Obesity
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Summary:Obesity can be understood as a significant health problem. Among the ways of coping, the practice of physical activity is among the most important. We Map, analyzed and discuss the existence of public and private spaces available for the practice of physical activities in the 78 municipalities of Espírito Santo (ES) through geoprocessing, Geographic Information Systems, photointerpretation and georeferencing. In this paper we analyzed data from an intentional sample consisting of six municipalities, two from each state health region. The data indicate greater opportunities for practicing physical activities in municipalities with smaller populations, especially when considering organized public spaces. Meeting the demands for spaces/equipment is a basic condition for physical activity practices and, therefore, a necessary condition for coping with obesity. In this sense, knowing the reality regarding the existence and distribution of spaces/equipment constitutes a presupposition for the indication of public policies to face the disease.
ISSN:1579-1726
1988-2041
DOI:10.47197/retos.v51.99489