Strengthening health sector capacities through permanent health education: workshops addressing public health emergencies in Brazil
This initiative strengthens Brazil's Unified Health System (SUS) by enhancing preparedness, public health surveillance, and response capacities to public health emergencies across 27 Federative Units (FUs). Employing andragogical active methodologies, 156 action plans were developed, addressing preparedness (34.7%), public health surveillance (31.8%), and response (33.5%). Training in small groups fostered situational analyses, collaborative planning, and practical application of theoretical knowledge, creating a scalable and replicable model for nationwide implementation.
Authors
- Tânia Almeida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5694-5519)
- Pedro Beschoren da Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1533-9296)
- Edenilo Baltazar Barreira Filho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7641-677X)
- Márcio Henrique de Oliveira Garcia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9001-278X)
- Isabella de Oliveira Campos Miquilin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4196-5901)
- Joelma Ferreira Gomes Castro
- Leonora Rios de Souza Moreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3538-4000)
- Pedro Paulo Martins de Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7610-7205)
- Camila C. Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0207-0902)
- Danielly Portes Schelle
- Vinicius Chozo Inoue
Institutions
- Ministério da Saúde (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-04-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1562010
- Primary Topic
- Disaster Response and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00