HRPM promotes health education measures and highlights the importance of healthy eating

Thursday the 31st is celebrated as Dietitians Day, professionals who play a vital role in promoting the health and recovery of patients in hospital, ensuring their nutritional needs are met in an appropriate and personalized way. This greatly contributes to the success of care treatment and improves the quality of life of patients who follow a healthy diet.

At the Regional Hospital Público Marajó (HRPM) in Preves, the hospital conducts an average of approximately 1,300 nutritional consultations per month. The Nutrition and Dietetics Service (SND), coordinated by nutritionists, produces more than 32,000 servings of food to support staff, users and companions, demonstrating the importance of these professionals in hospital care.

Nutrition in the hospital is a very important area of ​​treatment for a patient’s nutritional therapy, as it is a crucial factor in patients’ recovery, explains Renata Vio, SND coordinator. During the hospital stay, the dietitian performs nutritional examination and assessment, and applies individual goals with the aim of meeting nutritional needs and accelerating the recovery process.

“One stream is menu planning, including cleaning, preparation, transportation and distribution of meals, according to patient safety protocols. They eat six meals a day: breakfast, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner and supper. The nutrition team consists of a Technically responsible nutrition and two assistant nutritionists, as well as waiters, cooks, lactologists and stock management.

Healthy work – In reference to the Nutritionist’s Day, the HRPM team held a special lunch for users, comrades and collaborators, as well as a workshop for comrades on the nutritional properties of banana peel and how to apply it to your diet, reduce waste and ensure a healthy diet for users of the Regional Hospital do Marajó.

Marta Araujo, 77, was accepted into the HRPM team and comments on the care and attention provided by the nutritionists. “I was admitted to hospital just over a month ago and there has always been interest and care about my diet. Many times I didn’t want or like something and I was always treated with great care. “The nutrition team are to be congratulated for the care given to patients here at the hospital.” Thank you, the retiree.

The hospital dietitian plays an integral role on the health care team in the hospital setting, but is also involved in many HRPM health education actions, providing quality improvements in the offline setting. Among the activities of the Sustainable Development Network, lectures on quality of life stand out; Celebrating the birthdays of dialysis patients. Sustainable vases delivered on Mother’s Day; Gratitude Day activity with messages in lunch boxes for users and companions; Carnival event in dialysis. A recycling workshop with mothers waiting in intensive care units; Delivering seedlings from the garden to dialysis users; Production of functional cakes for patients celebrating Easter; “Arraiá” for dialysis, typical June snacks for pediatric patients and production of sustainable cookies in reference to Cookie Day.

Profile – HRPM is a state government health unit managed by the National Institute for Social and Human Development (INDSH), in partnership with the State Department of Public Health (Sespa). It provides medium and high-complexity assistance to a population of about 300,000 in south-west Marajura, which includes the municipalities linked to the VIII Regional Health Center (CRS) – Anajas, Bagre, Preves, Corralinho, Jurupa, Malagaco and Portil.

Service: The Público do Marajó Regional Hospital is located on Avenida Rio Branco, number 1266, in the center of Preves. More information can be obtained by telephone: (91) 3783 2140 /3783 2127.

Text Vera Rojas/Ascom HRPM