The Brazilian human milk banks network and the partnership with the Brazilian military firefighters corps: Fighting for life

10^th Global Nursing & Healthcare conference

August 18-19, 2016 Sao Paulo, Brazil

Lucienne Christine Estevez de Alencar and Dirce Guilhem

University of Brasilia, Brazil

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Nurs Care

Abstract :

Introduction: The Brazilian Human Milk Banks Network represents great acquisition for the Brazilian Health System. It is a result from a historical process of citizenship�s construction and seeks to promote the quality of processes and procedures based on the experience and accumulated knowledge by the Human Milk Bank of Fernandes Figueira Institute, Rio de Janeiro. Its mission is to "Promote health of women and children by integrating and building partnerships with federal agencies, units of the federation, municipalities, private sector and society, under the action of Human Milk Banks". Objective: To analyze the partnership established between the Human Milk Banks and the Brazilian Military Firefighters Corps. Method: Documental and literature analysis was done to verify the establishment of the historical and practical construction of this partnership. Results: In Brazil, several Human Milk Banks developed projects or programs of cooperation with the Brazilian Military Firefighters Corps of states and cities. The fireman routinely collected the frozen human milk from the homes of donors. This contact contributed to strengthening the human links and offered the opportunity to remove doubts and provided social support to the donor.

Biography :

Lucienne Christine Estevez de Alencar holds a degree in Nutrition from the University of Brasilia (1990), Master Universitario en Nutrición Y Diet Therapy from the University of Murcia, Spain (1998), specialization in Bioethics (2000), specialization in Health-Food Surveillance (2002), Master's degree in Psychology from the University Brasilia (2006) completing her PhD at the Graduate School of Health Sciences Program at the University of Brasilia ((start: 2008; qualifying examination in 2009)). She currently works as a Nutritionist - State Health Secretariat of the Federal District- Brazil. She has experience in the area of Nutrition on an outpatient basis (primary health care and specialized care in HIV/AIDS and viral hepatitis), and breastfeeding (basic and specialized care), human milk banks (hospital) and diet therapy (hospital).

Email: luciennealencar@unb.br