Punishment, penalty or providence? Morbidity due to external causes in basic healthcare, Porto Alegre, Brazil
This research project is based on the work of the External Causes Observer Group for Municipal Health Services under the Partenon and Lomba do Pinheiro District Administration in Porto Alegre, Brazil. It reflects on the actions and roles of Health Services in response to injuries due to External Cau...
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doaj-c32565d9adcb42a2a4d2f07c83d049492020-11-24T21:11:33ZengAssociação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde ColetivaCiência & Saúde Coletiva1678-4561131111120S1413-81232008000100016Punishment, penalty or providence? Morbidity due to external causes in basic healthcare, Porto Alegre, BrazilGerci Salete Rodrigues0Marta Julia Marques Lopes1Aline Corrêa de Souza2Luiza Maria Ribeiro3Prefeitura Municipal de Porto AlegreUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPrefeitura Municipal de Porto AlegreThis research project is based on the work of the External Causes Observer Group for Municipal Health Services under the Partenon and Lomba do Pinheiro District Administration in Porto Alegre, Brazil. It reflects on the actions and roles of Health Services in response to injuries due to External Causes, from the standpoint of strategies promoting health and quality of life. The high rate for these events prompted dissatisfaction among local healthcare parishioners, keenly aware that they constitute a serious Public Health problem. Coping strategies were initially intended to keep records of injuries due to external causes in this region, involving the entire team. Subsequently, the assistance rendered to victim of accidents and violence was examined. The findings of this group were presented at special events and community meetings, in addition to activities specifically addressing healthcare workers. Awareness-heightening and better qualifications are expected to underpin commitments to networking and the implementation of initiatives providing protection, particularly for more vulnerable segments.http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-81232008000100016&lng=en&tlng=enCausas externasMorbidadeVulnerabilidadeAtenção básica de saúde |
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Gerci Salete Rodrigues Marta Julia Marques Lopes Aline Corrêa de Souza Luiza Maria Ribeiro Punishment, penalty or providence? Morbidity due to external causes in basic healthcare, Porto Alegre, Brazil Ciência & Saúde Coletiva Causas externas Morbidade Vulnerabilidade Atenção básica de saúde |
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Gerci Salete Rodrigues Marta Julia Marques Lopes Aline Corrêa de Souza Luiza Maria Ribeiro |
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Punishment, penalty or providence? Morbidity due to external causes in basic healthcare, Porto Alegre, Brazil |
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Punishment, penalty or providence? Morbidity due to external causes in basic healthcare, Porto Alegre, Brazil |
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Punishment, penalty or providence? Morbidity due to external causes in basic healthcare, Porto Alegre, Brazil |
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Punishment, penalty or providence? Morbidity due to external causes in basic healthcare, Porto Alegre, Brazil |
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Punishment, penalty or providence? Morbidity due to external causes in basic healthcare, Porto Alegre, Brazil |
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punishment, penalty or providence? morbidity due to external causes in basic healthcare, porto alegre, brazil |
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Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva |
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This research project is based on the work of the External Causes Observer Group for Municipal Health Services under the Partenon and Lomba do Pinheiro District Administration in Porto Alegre, Brazil. It reflects on the actions and roles of Health Services in response to injuries due to External Causes, from the standpoint of strategies promoting health and quality of life. The high rate for these events prompted dissatisfaction among local healthcare parishioners, keenly aware that they constitute a serious Public Health problem. Coping strategies were initially intended to keep records of injuries due to external causes in this region, involving the entire team. Subsequently, the assistance rendered to victim of accidents and violence was examined. The findings of this group were presented at special events and community meetings, in addition to activities specifically addressing healthcare workers. Awareness-heightening and better qualifications are expected to underpin commitments to networking and the implementation of initiatives providing protection, particularly for more vulnerable segments. |
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Causas externas Morbidade Vulnerabilidade Atenção básica de saúde |
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