Peripheralization of Integrative and Complementary Practices at Primary Health Care: The challenge of Lian Gong as a practices of Health Promotion

Objective: To identify the main obstacles faced in the implementation of Lian Gong program in 18 Therapies (LG18T) in Primary Health Care (PHC) in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Methods: Qualitative research with six focus groups with Lian Gong instructors (2013), 5 focus groups with health centers Managers of Belo Horizonte (2014) and 3 focus groups with practitioners LG18T (2015). After transcription and analysis resulted in the following thematic categories: Institutional Care Model and Culture. Results: There is a lack of real suport of managers and Family Health Teams in the development of health promotion actions in PHC; The institutional view is still focused on production and pressure by assistance calls to users over the health promotion actions. Conclusion: There is a need to disseminate the effectiveness of Body Practices and Health Promotion in PHC.