Covid-19 - an effective municipal coordination and articulation exercise: the Niterói experience

ABSTRACT

This article aims to present an experience of the city of Niterói regarding the creation and coordination of coping actions for Covid-19. The planning and implementation of the different strategies was based on intersectoriality as the transversal management line, considering, based on the impact factors of the pandemic on the population, not only the one-dimensional aspect of responsibility of the clinical studies of Covid-19, but also the treatment vulnerability conditions, socioeconomic impacts of mitigation measures, and social determinants of health. For such, the construction of an intersectoral management model with the creation of a Crisis Office formed by representatives of different secretaries resulted in actions that aimed to respond to the specific complex needs of life, with continuous communication with the population in order to guarantee access to information and the support of society, a central factor in monitoring mitigation measures.

KEYWORDS
Coronavirus infections; Intersectoral collaboration; Public health; Unified Health System; Health management