Os desastres naturais ainda são pouco pesquisados e compreendidos no âmbito da Saúde Coletiva país, com impactos do curto ao longo prazos. O objetivo deste artigo é, a partir de dados sobre registrados analisar inter-relação entre esses eventos seus saúde. A metodologia envolveu sistematização informações contidos Atlas Brasileiro dos Desastres Naturais 1991-2010 diretamente na Secretária Nacional Defesa Civil (SNDC). foram organizados em quatro categorias (meteorológicos; hidrológicos;...

Abstract On March 11 2020, the Director of World Health Organization characterized Public Emergency by COVID-19 as a pandemic (PAHO, 2020). In this article we understand Global Disaster that can evolve into Complex presenting risks for Humanitarian Crisis in many countries, including Brazil. context face two challenges: governance and coping reducing vulnerabilities. Brazil political, social economic threats overlap with dangers caused Sars-Cov-2 virus. These undermine capacity risk widen...

The COVID-19 pandemic brought a new challenge to maternal mortality in Brazil. Throughout 2020, Brazil registered 549 deaths, mainly second and third-trimester pregnant women. objective of this study was estimate the excess deaths caused directly indirectly by Covid-19 year 2020. In addition, we sought identify clinical, social health care factors associated with direct Covid-19.We performed nationwide analyses based on data from Mortality Information System (SIM) for general Influenza...

Dados sobre desastres no mundo apontam para uma maior gravidade nos países com menores níveis de desenvolvimento econômico e social. Neste contexto, políticas redução riscos construção da resiliência constituem prioridades na agenda do sustentável, estando entre os temas eleitos a Rio+20. O objetivo deste artigo é, através contribuição natureza conceitual dos exemplos em diferentes, o terremoto Haiti as chuvas fortes Região Serrana (Rio Janeiro, Brasil), demonstrar como vulnerabilidade...

Drought is often a hidden risk with the potential to become silent public health disaster. It difficult define precisely when it starts or over, and although climatological event, its impacts depend on other human activities, are intensified by social vulnerability. In Brazil, half of all natural disaster events drought related, they cause in number affected persons. One large area semiarid region Brazil’s Northeast, which has historically been drought. Many well-being indicators this worse...

Resumo Este artigo tem por objetivo discutir os processos de determinação socioambiental nos estados que compõem a Amazônia Legal, com base na análise indicadores socioeconômicos, ambientais e sani tários. Nesse sentido, resultados demonstraram uma região dinâmica muito heterogênea, população crescente concentrada principal mente em áreas urbanas, combinando crescimento econômico degradação ambiental um rápido precário processo urbanização aos projetos desenvolvimento voltados para...

We analyzed uncertainties and complexities of the Zika virus outbreak in Brazil, we discuss risk reduction for future emergencies. present public health situation Brazil concurrent determinants epidemic knowledge gaps that persist despite building evidence from research, making decisions difficult. has adopted active measures, but producing desired outcomes may be uncertain because partial or unavailable information. Reducing population group vulnerabilities acting on environmental issues...

Introduction Brazil has a large semiarid region, which covers part of 9 states, over 20% the 5565 municipalities in country and at 22.5 million persons, 12% country's population. This region experiences recurrent extended droughts is characterized by low economic development, scarcity natural resources including water, difficult agricultural livestock production. Local governments communities need easily obtainable tools to aid their decision making process managing risks associated with...

The recent Vale S.A. dam failure in 2019 is one of the most serious work accidents ever Brazil and becoming a milestone for mining risk management systems country.It characterized as an incident with irreversible hard-to-manage intensive direct impacts on workers extensive space time.Despite their low frequency, failures are not rare, but represent open fracture universe which abnormalities become normal state affairs everyday routine corporations.Work like this that involving Samarco 2015...

Accidents in the chemical industry, such as those that took place Seveso (1976) and Bhopal (1984), may kill or injure thousands of people, cause serious health hazards irreversible environmental damage. The aim this paper is to examine ever‐increasing risk similar accidents becoming a frequent ocurrence so‐called industrializing countries. Using figures from some worst last decades, data on disaster, Brazil's social institutional characteristics, we put forward hypothesis present social,...

Problemas ambientais e sua interface com a saúde estão sempre presentes nos discursos práticas sanitárias. Em meados do século 19, os intensos impactos processo de industrialização urbanização sobre as condições sanitárias saúde, esses problemas são vistos como resultados processos políticos sociais. Mas o paradigma microbiano essa relação foi reduzida aos saneamento controle vetores. A dimensão social política passa ocupar lugar marginal periférico. Para movimentos ambientalistas medicina...

O tema dos determinantes sociais e suas relações com o processo saúde-doença entre diferentes grupos populacionais é de grande relevância para a Saúde Pública vêm ganhando cada vez mais destaque. Nesse processo, modelos teórico-conceituais sendo adotados explicar como os geram iniquidades em saúde, modo subsidiar ações voltadas as "causas das causas" indicadores relacionados aos organizados por meio metodologias que possibilitem análises integradas. Apesar desses avanços, problemas...

Introduction:The objective of this study was to understand and assess the perception communities, organized civil society, health professionals, decision-makers several governmental institutions, regarding vulnerabilities impacts in drought prone municipalities Brazil.Methods: This carried out through a qualitative investigation eight Brazilian Semiarid region.Data collection done semistructure structure interviews, discussion with local actors, which included communities groups, managers...

Entre os desafios atuais para a Saúde Pública está o de estruturar sistemas indicadores que permitam monitorar as condições e tendências da sustentabilidade ambiental saúde. Neste artigo procuramos enfrentar esse desafio tendo como foco análise estados integrantes Macrorregião Amazônia Legal, desde segunda metade do século XX vem sofrendo intensos processos mudanças sócio-econômicas, ambientais, saúde bem-estar. Para reunião conjunto adotamos modelo Forças Motrizes, Pressão, Situação,...

Brazil, together with all the member countries of United Nations, is in a process adoption group Sustainable Development Goals, including targets and indicators. This article considers implications these goals their proposed targets, for Semi-Arid region Brazil. has recurring droughts which may worsen climate change, further weakening situation access water human consumption sufficient quantity quality, as result, health conditions exposed populations. study identifies relationship between...

This study has the objective of analyzing information about diarrhea outbreaks in Brazil's northeast year 2013. Information came from electronic media and health systems. A total 33 news events related to were identified, some them mentioning causes aggravating factors. The analysis spatial temporal distribution news, admissions deaths showed that more than 100,000 persons affected and, according analyzed, most states Alagoas Pernambuco, with a greater extent months May July. use alternative...

Brazil is the country of world with second most COVID-19 cases and deaths, pandemic's impacts pose multiple challenges for mental health. This paper reports on experience emergency organization volunteer collaborative Working Group (GT, in Portuguese) health psychosocial care aimed at producing rapid responses services context COVID-19. The study involved identification systematization current evidence scientific literature public emergencies pandemics, establishment a network involving 117...