Saúde pública e qualidade de vida: a inserção do profissional de educação física no projeto academia da saúde

Abstract

Introduction: With the advancement of SUS, other health policies have been advancing and projects aimed at the population's quality of life and health have been implemented. One of these initiatives was the Health Academy Project – PAS, launched in 2011, it is a health promotion and care production strategy that works with the implementation of public spaces known as poles where physical activity practices are offered to the population. Objective: to analyze the importance of public health and the Academia da Saúde Project in improving the population's quality of life and health. Methodology: bibliographic research of an exploratory nature. Results: Based on the scientific articles selected in this review, there is a lack of works involving the work of Physical Education professionals and their interventions in the SUS. Conclusion: the physical education professional is, and is able to intervene through the prevention and promotion of health, putting rehabilitation in the domain, together with education to offer events, such as sport and leisure, thus performing important activities within the scope of health.