Assessment of Primary Health Care for rural workers exposed to pesticides.

Alessandra Cristina Pupin Silvério Isarita Martins Sakakibara Denismar Alves Nogueira Marco Antônio Santos Mello Edilaine Assunção Caetano de Loyola Miriam Monteiro de Castro Graciano

Published in: Revista de saude publica (2020)

Despite the high coverage of the Family Health Strategy, occupational risk and its consequences have not been detected by health services, which do not seem oriented to primary care, even lacking their essential attributes. There is a need for immediate and effective adaptation of public policies regarding the health of rural workers, with adequate training of teams and review of the portfolio of PHC services offered.

Keyphrases

healthcare
primary care
public health
mental health
south africa
health information
risk assessment
emergency department
climate change
mass spectrometry
virtual reality
adverse drug
gas chromatography
clinical evaluation
breast cancer risk