A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP: INFLUENCE OF A PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROGRAM IN HEALTH INDICATORS

Abstract

Introduction: Regular physical activity provides benefits both in health promotion as in preventing and combating disease, which becomes important in a work environment and the perspective of a health plan. Objective: Was to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention program with physical activity on following health parameters: body mass index (BMI), waist-hip ratio (WHR), body fat percentage (%BF), percentage of lean mass (% LM), and mood state profile. Material and Methods: Were used as assessment tools Faulkner skinfold protocol and the Brunel Mood Scale. This is an intervention lasting six months and with a minimum frequency of six times a month, in 44 participants of the physical activity and health program offered to civil servants of UFV- Campus Florestal that have the health plan Agros and their dependents. Statistical analysis was performed using paired t-test and a p ≤ 0.05. Results: The significant results were: decrease and increase % BF and% MM, respectively, for all treated groups; decrease in WHR for the group of retired employees (p = 0.032); decrease in anger for the group of active (p = 0.044) and retired employees (p = 0.024); and increased force for dependents (p = 0.003). Conclusion: Given the improvement of the parameters evaluated the intervention proved to be beneficial to the health of the participants, thus positive for the health plan and for the work. DESCRIPTORES Physical activity. Intervention. Health.