Apoio Matricial nas ações de Alimentação e Nutrição: visão dos profissionais da Estratégia Saúde da Família

This article aimed to present the meanings attributed to the professionals of the Family Health Strategy and the Support Center for Family Health in Matrix Support in the actions of Food and Nutrition as a strategy for granting actions that enhance a nutritional care in the territory. It is a qualitative research, in which 18 semi-structured interviews were carried out and analyzed through Content Analysis. The interviewees' statements were classified in topics, composing the guiding axes of the discussion of results, that is: emphasis on health education; expansion of intersectoral actions; qualification of the teams and competencies of the nutritionist. The interviewees emphasize the performance of the nutritionist as a reference in the registration process in this area of knowledge; They considered it as educational actions relevant to their daily work and an important strategy to meet the complex demands of food and nutrition. There is nothing like the reasons for the population's low adherence to health education activities and little experience of interdisciplinary work. As final considerations, it is important to note that it involves a fundamental work process in order to have success in the implementation and a viability of the Matrix Support in Food and Nutrition work based on the needs of the teams and communities.