UNIVERSITY FOOD SECURITY AND HEALTHY FOOD STRATEGIES IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF PARÁ, SANTARÉM, PARÁ
Food and nutrition security; Eating habits; Public university; Amazon.
The quality of various foods is questionable, due to the substances present in products used in agricultural production, as well as in preservatives of industrialized foods, a situation that can harm affecting people's food security; and/or food preparation habits. Thus, this project aims to understand the food profile of University Federal University of Western Pará - Ufopa students and the strategies used by the Ufopa to guarantee access to healthy food, the food security of its undergraduate students and the food profile of students at this higher education institution. Specifically, the objective is to analyze legal aspects that regulate food security recommendations, especially with regard to healthy eating in Brazil, especially to university students; characterize the socioeconomic and food profile of students at Ufopa, campus of Santarém, Pará; describe the strategies adopted and implemented by Ufopa to ensure healthy eating and food security for its students; characterize the socioeconomic and food profile of students at Ufopa, campus of Santarém, Pará. As a research strategy, we will use: bibliographic research of the Brazilian legislation of the studied area; to a case study, with the application of structured questionnaires, to be analyzed in a qualitative and quantitative way, applied to undergraduate students from Ufopa's undergraduate students and outsourced service providers, as well as semi-structured interviews with managers and technical employees of the institution involved with the project. subject matter. The expected results are the demonstration of legal support with regard to food security for university students; the characterization of the socioeconomic and food profile of university students for the consumption of healthy foods; as well as the description of the strategies adopted by the university regarding the food security of its students; as well as knowing the socioeconomic and food profile of students for the consumption of healthy foods, and thus contributing to the discussion of new research and implementation of public policies.