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.
Highlights
Disasters are characterized by injuries that interfere in the activities of a community or society, which can cause economic, environmental and/or material damage
The articles were from different countries such as the United States of America (USA) (26.08%), Australia (13.04%), Chile (8.64%), Canada (4.34%), Iran (4.34%), United Kingdom (4.34%), Japan (4.34%), Pakistan (4.34%), Brazil (4.34%), Indonesia (4.34%), India (4.34%), Vietnam (4.34%), Bangladesh (4.34%), Sri Lanka (4.34%), Nepal (4.34%)
In 41.66% of the studies there is no specification of the type of event, corresponding to the publications dealing with Primary Health Care (PHC) interventions and their assessments in disaster contexts
Summary
Disasters are characterized by injuries that interfere in the activities of a community or society, which can cause economic, environmental and/or material damage. These negative impacts demand a coping that transcends the affected people’s own resources, given the situation of vulnerability, threat and inability to synthesize the consequences of the event.[1]. Over 20 years, approximately 96 million people have been affected by natural disasters in Brazil[2]; and, worldwide, around 1.35 million individuals.[3] it is important to consider the likelihood of this same population having suffered more than one occasion due to the same type of tragedy over the years. This record points to the need for urgent preparation and strategic planning to deal with unexpected disasters, including the articulation of health services and intersectoral involvement, including public health.[5]
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