1. COVID-19, REGIÕES DE SAÚDE E OS DESAFIOS DO PLANEJAMENTO TERRITORIAL NO BRASIL.
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Borges Guimarães, Raul, Russo Simon, Carolina, and Pereira Caetano de Lima, João Pedro
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COVID-19 pandemic , *THEMATIC maps , *COVID-19 , *ECONOMIC demand , *SCHEDULING , *ZIKA Virus Epidemic, 2015-2016 , *PANDEMICS - Abstract
This article aims to discuss the challenges of territorial planning to face the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil based on the result of the demand analysis of the Vale do Rio Grande Development Consortium (CODEVAR). Comprised of 25 intermediate and smallcities in the west of the State of São Paulo, a concern of CODEVAR's municipal managers was or detailing the planning of hospital coverage for the most serious cases of COVID-19 in the region, especially the beds of ICU asks patients in need of respirators. Although the CODEVAR municipalities seek to act together, see if they belong to different health conditions. Thus, the present study demonstrates the need to deepen research on regionalization in health. For this, the study shows the difficulties for territorial planning at this time and the public emergency in public health. Thematic maps were prepared for responses and understanding of health practice in the consortium region, using the cartographic analysis of the composition of different regional bands and the analysis of the distribution of the equipment used. The study points to the need for further details of the regional health regulatory framework in Brazil, considering the conceptual contribution of Geography. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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