Management tool for the integration of health services in disaster risk management: the case of Blumenau, SC

Abstract

Health contingency plans are usually limited to response and emergency aspects in the context of disasters. It is proposed that in a holistic perspective the municipalities formulate plans that also include prevention and reduction of risks. Thus, the aim of this study was to develop and apply a technical instrument for the formulation of a health services action plan for disaster risk management (DRM). The conceptual bases were used for the elaboration of the instrument, taking into account integral, integrated and participative management. Programs, projects, actions, agents and legal instruments are described from the various GRD processes in the municipality of Blumenau, Santa Catarina. The results revealed a diagnosis of municipal policies. New actions are also proposed to improve public health policies in DRM. It is hoped that the study can subsidize public policies that consider health services from an integral and integrate perspective, reducing social vulnerabilities and promoting population's health.