Coping with COVID-19 in a Family Health Strategy territory: an experience report

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Aimée Giovanna da Silva
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Santos, Alyny Leal, Morais, Wesley Ribeiro de, Fernandes, William Vieira, Cunha, Cassandra Santos da, Jesus, Mayara Lopes de, Pinheiro, Alba Lúcia Santos
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Medicina de Família e Comunidade (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://www.rbmfc.org.br/rbmfc/article/view/2666
• topic: Atenção primária à saúde; Pandemia; Fortalecimento institucional.; Primary Health Care; Pandemics; Capacity building.; Atención primaria de salud; Pandemias; Creación de capacidade.

Problem: COVID-19 is a challenge for the entire health network and primary health care stands out as a care provider in this scenario. The team of residents who work in a Family Health Unit in Itabuna-BA, Brazil, has been looking for new ways to plan and develop actions in the face of this pandemic. Methods: This is an experience report on the operationalization of an Action Plan prepared by the residents of a Family Health Strategy territory in response to the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Results: Information was produced, the flows in the unit were reorganized, avoiding agglomeration in services, personal protective equipment was guaranteed for health professionals, educational material was produced to guide these actions and, especially, not losing sight of the integrality of care in ensuring the maintenance of actions and previous programs. Conclusions: The adoption of these new measures has had a positive impact on the work process, emphasizing prevention as the main axis.