PRIMARY HEALTH CARE ACTIONS IN NATURAL DISASTERS
Gisele Cristina Manfrini, Raiza Santos Treich, Pamela Camila Fernandes Rumor, Adriana Bitencourt Magagnin, María Josefa Arcaya Moncada, Janaína Rocha Furtado
Abstract
ABSTRACT Objective: to identify in the national and international literature Primary Health Care actions in natural disasters. Method: an integrative literature review, which included 24 original surveys between 2006 and 2018 on natural disasters. Results: a qualitative analysis of the studies included primary care actions in the prevention and mitigation, preparation, response, and disaster recovery phases. Conclusion: Primary Health Care actions involve multidisciplinary teams, the community and families in the territory in which the teams operate, articulation in a network of intersectoral services, in managerial and educational dimensions to implement effective plans for disaster situations.