Experience Report of Strategies for Carrying Out Child Care Consultations in A Family Health Center
Objective: Report the experience of implementing a “childcare card” instrument and dynamic consultations in assisting children in childcare consultations. Methods: This was an experience report in a Family Health Center (CSF) in a municipality in the interior of Ceará, carried out from February to July/2023. The target audience were children and their respective guardians who participated in childcare consultations. Experience Report: The CSF has 107 children under two years of age, where an average of 60 children currently participate in monthly childcare. After evaluating the family records, low adherence was observed associated with alternating appointments without following the childcare protocol calendar. The “childcare card” and dynamic recreation consultations were implemented, using toys as a therapeutic strategy in assisting children participating in childcare consultations. After 1 month of implementing the instrument, greater adherence to consultations was noticed, with a significant and important increase in the number of children attending consultations. Conclusion: Health education in childcare practice is a process that has contributed to the promotion of child health and constitutes an important instrument for changing behaviors and habits.
