Desafios das políticas públicas de segurança alimentar e nutricional no município de Cuité (PB) nos anos de 2014 e 2019.

Abstract

Food and nutrition security (FNS) is understood as the full realization of everyone's right to regular and permanent access to quality food in sufficient quantity, without compromising access to other rights considered essential. To achieve its purpose, SAN demands Public Policies, which are defined as actions and decisions of the State in the search to reduce the inequalities installed in society. Initiatives such as Nutrisus , the National Iron Health Program, the National Vitamin A Program and the Food and Nutrition Surveillance System contribute to the consolidation of the National FNS Policy, eradication of hunger and malnutrition, and for that they need to be guaranteed and strengthened by the public authorities. . Thus, knowing that small municipalities are located in regions of environmental and social vulnerability, and that the dismantling of social policies can have even greater consequences, the aforementioned study consisted of analyzing public policies on FNS in the context of some food and beverage programs. nutrition in the municipality of Cuité PB in the years 2014 and 2019 from the perspective of execution in the face of challenges in each time frame. For this research , Eight already transcribed interviews were explored , four of them from historical periods. These data are part of the data of a larger project entitled “Food and Nutrition Security: a longitudinal analysis of public policies and the food insecurity situation of the population - SANCUITÉ 2 . All interviews were fully transcribed, analyzed and coded in the Atlas.ti software, after exploratory reading. After the analyses, it was found that the lack of documents from previous administrations and limited coverage of the target audience made it difficult to consolidate the institutional context of both initiatives. With regard to management, PNSF and PNVITA respondents reported that the lack of sufficient supplements for the target audience impeded the efficient management of initiatives. On the other hand, the cause of NUTRISUS not being able to operate successfully was the surplus of supplements linked

to fragility in the intersectoral process. Still in this aspect, in SISVAN, its unification with the e- SUS was highlighted as a positive point for optimizing the information generated in the services.

Regarding the difficulties reported, in 2014 and 2019, the role overload in only one professional, challenges for the efficient implementation of SAN policies and lack or insufficiency of Resources/inputs for management were similar. Finally, it is essential that there be greater attention and strengthening of FNS policies and programs in their broad stages.