Atuação da Pastoral da Criança como entidade social na promoção da segurança alimentar e nutricional em crianças de 6 meses a 2 anos de idade.

Abstract

Knowing that FNS is a relevant topic in the context of child health, it is There is a need for greater knowledge of organizations working against Insecurity Food (AI). The National Food and Nutrition Security Policy (PNSAN) aims to promote FNS and help fight hunger and malnutrition through programs and actions. All these actions promoted should be enough to reach all families in social vulnerability, but this does not happen. The reality is that, in this scenario, many non-profit social organizations emerge and act to fill gaps left by the government, helping many families that are not benefited by the programs and actions of the state.The present work sought to evaluate the role of the Pastoral da Criança in the promotion of Food and Nutrition Security (FNS) of children aged 6 months to 2 years old

in the municipality of Frei Martinho, in Paraíba. This is an exploratory study of an analytical- descriptive study carried out with the guardians of children aged between 6 months and 2 years old assisted

by the Pastoral da Criança in the municipality of Frei Martinho, data were collected from a questionnaire adapted to the existing one in the Pastoral developed on the Google platform Forms. A local analysis of the characterization and performance of the Pastoral da Criança was carried out as a social entity in the municipality of Frei Martinho in Paraíba in the year 2022 and its relationship with FNS in children aged 6 months to 2 years. It was observed that, of the 24 families that participated in the study, most of the children were assisted by the Pastoral while they were still pregnant. There is a prevalence of early food introduction of the participating children, which can be related to sociodemographic and cultural conditions, some mothers claim to have contribution of the Pastoral da Criança to improve the nutrition of their children, from formative moments or guidelines passed on by the leader, while other mothers say they do not to have. It is necessary that mothers have greater ownership over issues related to feeding children and that assistance organizations enhance the transfer of these information, given that poor nutrition in childhood may be related to health complications at other stages of life.