Actions of body practices and physical activity in the School Health Program by accession cycles (2014 to 2020)

Abstract

The promotion of physical activities is one of the 13 actions of the School Health Program. This study aims to describe the  actions of body practices and physical  activity registered in three accession cycles  (2014-2015, 2017-2018, and 2019-2020) by  region and Federative Unit (FU). Using  descriptive analysis, the number of actions,  in each year, cycle, FU, and region were  presented. In all regions, the number of  municipalities and schools adhering  increased in each cycle. When considering  the total number of municipalities of each  region, 100% of the Northeast region  municipalities adhered to the program in the last two cycles. The Southeast region  had the lowest proportion of municipalities  that adhered to all the cycles. In most FUs,  in each cycle, the majority of actions were  conducted in the first year. Nationally, there was an increase in the number of  actions in all the cycles, mainly in the Northeast and  Southeast. Minas Gerais, Bahia, Ceará, and  Maranhão comprised almost half of the  actions. The results showed different  nuances in the implementation of the  promotion of physical activity and can  technically subsidize the managers and technicians linked to the program.