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OBJECTIVE: To map public health courses and training programs in Brazil and identify, in their curricula and study plans, the level of linkage between the skills and competencies developed by them and the essential public health functions. METHODS: Descriptive, exploratory study based on collection and analysis of information available on the websites of educational institutions that offer public health courses and training programs in Brazil. Data was collected within the scope of the I Mapeo de Cursos y Programas de Formación en Salud Pública de América Latina. RESULTS: A total of 1,222 public health courses and training programs offered in the country were identified, with unequal territorial distribution but taking place in all federation units. Results revealed a set of challenges to public health professionals' training, including lack of linkage both between training offer and demand in public health (unequal distribution of courses, concentration of training capacity in capitals and in certain regions, among others), and between theories and training practices (low levels of connection of developed skills and competencies with the essential public health functions, predominance of disciplinary method guided by professional competence centers, among others). CONCLUSIONS: Overcoming these challenges requires structural, political, and technological efforts, narrowing the gaps between public health training programs' availability and the demands of health services and programs in the country. DESCRIPTORS: Health Human Resource Training. Education, Public Health Professional. Public Health. Brazil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Introduction: Obesity stands out worldwide as a public health problem and the relevant role of Primary Health Care (PHC) in the care of people with obesity has been recognized. Objective: This article intends to analyze and compare the work processes and the availability of structure in PHC for care practices directed to people with obesity in Rio de Janeiro state and municipality. Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach was carried out, using data from the PMAQ-AB, cycles 1 and 2. Results: Rio de Janeiro city and state have a compatible structure for carrying out care practices directed to people with obesity; the city has approximately 100.0% availability in most variables. Regarding work processes, it was identified that in 2013, only 20.4% and 25.1% underwent nutritional assessment and scheduled agenda according to the risk classification for obesity, 34.7% and 65.4%, in the state and municipality, respectively. Conclusions: The structure available in Rio city and state contributes to the execution of care practices directed to people with obesity, however the work process has a more fragile aspect, and this component was better evaluated in Rio de Janeiro city. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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