Affiliations: [a] René Rachou Institute/Instituto René Rachou – Fiocruz Minas, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
| [b] State University of Minas Gerais/Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais, Divinópolis, Brazil
Correspondence:
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Address for correspondence: Gerferson André Silva Costa, René Rachou Institute/Instituto René Rachou – Fiocruz Minas, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. E-mail: [email protected]; ORCID: 0000-0003-4996-5420
Note: [1] ORCID: 0000-0001-5035-3427
Note: [2] ORCID: 0000-0002-7903-1293
Abstract: BACKGROUND:Health promotion is an important strategy for companies as it helps identify risks at work and the health needs of workers. Nursing, as a profession committed to promoting decent work, plays an important role in this strategy. OBJECTIVE:This manuscript aims to discuss the experience of the Nursing Service in the construction of knowledge about work, to support actions in favor of health promotion. METHODS:This is a discussion article in the field of occupational health conducted at a Research Center in the nuclear area. RESULTS:Based on actions centered on guidelines on lifestyles and scheduling visits to the workplace, with the Internal Public Health Commission, limitations were identified that allowed us to discuss and understand the role of nurses as occupational health professionals. CONCLUSION:Knowing the work and understanding it in its specificities and limitations of the production process has allowed to expand the possibilities of action with workers to transform working conditions and promote health.
Keywords: Nursing, health promotion, work, occupational health, health
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-210978
Journal: Work, vol. 74, no. 3, pp. 1027-1033, 2023
