O Programa Nacional de Alimentação Escolar e sua operacionalização nas redes escolares de Itaqui

Abstract

The PNAE aims to distribute meals during the interval of school activities, the formation of healthy eating habits and the improvement of nutritional status and the students' learning capacity.The objective of this work was to know and evaluate the process of PNAE operation in the city of Itaqui-RS.For this, both a bibliographical review about the subject and a set of semi-structured interviews with the actors involved in its execution in the municipal and state network of this municipality were carried out.In this way, the research allowed a diagnostic capable of identifying both the difficulties faced by the PNAE managers and their contributions as a fundamental public policy for the promotion of food and nutritional security of the population. Therefore, at the same time that their virtues are identified, some possibilities of alteration are suggested that could improve their operationalization, such as the provision of new vacancies of professionals, also investment in training programs of food handlers, acquisition of transport for And technical assistance to schools.