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This study analyzed the characteristics of the health system, surveillance system, and the measures adopted to face the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand between March 2020 and December 2021. 29 fully read articles from an integrative literature review were included, and the websites of the WHO, the World Bank, the “Stringency Index” of “ourworldindata” were consulted to collect data on the socio-demographic situation, economic indicators of the country, as well as tests, deaths, vaccines and new cases. The data were imported in CSV format and the graphs elaborated in RStudio software. The evidence points out that New Zealand can be considered a success story regarding the nationwide response to the COVID-19 pandemic, it being one of the countries with the lowest number of deaths from the disease in the world. This success was the result of a health system organization with fast internal action, high testing capacity, and contact tracing, without causing the collapse of the health system. In turn, it also pointed out that the population adhered to the confinement conditions, and faithfully followed the authorities’ instructions, even with low community participation in government decisions. Important lessons can be learnt leading to useful recommendations for a potential new epidemic with an unknown virus or similar [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study analyzed the implementation of Brazil’s National Oral Health Policy during the period 2018-2021, covering institutional actions, implementation of public dental services, results achieved, and federal funding. We conducted a retrospective descriptive study using documentary analysis and secondary data obtained from institutional websites, government information systems, and reports published by dental organizations. The findings show a significant reduction in funding between 2020 and 2021 and declining performance against indicators since 2018, such as coverage of first dental appointments and group supervised tooth brushing, which stood at 1.8% and 0.02%, respectively, in 2021. Federal funding dropped in 2018 and 2019 (8.45%), followed by an increase in 2020 (59.53%) and decrease in 2021 (-5.18%). The study period was marked by economic and political crises aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This context influenced the functioning of health services in Brazil. There was a sharp reduction in performance against oral health indicators, while performance in primary health care and specialized care services remained stable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The structure and performance of medical and dental care were analyzed in two health regions that differed socioeconomically and in the provision of services, through case study in the Norte-Barretos (São Paulo) and Juazeiro (Bahia) regions from 2007 and 2014, taking into account political, organizational and structural dimensions and structure and performance indicators. The results showed that the regionalization was positively recognized, the distribution of services did not meet the population demand, and the installed capacity of the health care network was not adequate for the health needs of the population. Norte-Barretos stood out regarding structure (except for potential coverage of oral health teams in the Family Health Strategy) and effectiveness, while Juazeiro stood out concerning efficiency; e.g. although with fewer resources, the use of services was relatively higher. The observed pattern seems to reflect aspects related to the regionalization and the political path of each care provided, the socalled “silos effect”. The results may support the design of health policies aimed at overcoming the undersized structure of public health services in regions of lower socioeconomic development and search for parameters and coordination mechanisms to balance performance indicators better. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Systematic review of scientific production on the health of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transvestites and transsexuals (LGBT) in Latin America from 2001 to 2018. We analyzed 161 articles indexed on the bases of SciELO, LILACS, Pubmed and Web of Science. The analysis was based on the concepts of field, agents and capital of Pierre Bourdieu and revealed that there is an emerging space of production on the theme, occupied mainly by agents of Public Health, Psychology, Nursing and Psychiatry. In this space, the issue of violence and discrimination and its effects on mental health, education and professional performance has been the main object of interest, along with the repercussions of body changes for transvestites and transsexuals. It is noteworthy that the subgroups, lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transvestites and transsexuals are targets of different research objects, the central dispute of categorization by science of each of these groups remaining. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Background: Cleft lip and palate is the most prevalent craniofacial anomaly. Although treatment and rehabilitation initiatives by SUS have existed since 1993, there are few studies on the reality of Brazilian centers. Objective: This study evaluated the implantation of attention to the person with cleft lip and palate in a Brazilian rehabilitation center. Method: Case study evaluation research to assess the degree of implantation in a rehabilitation center. In the first stage, we formulated a logic model of the attention to the person with cleft lip and palate based on international and national literature. The matrix was elaborated with the criteria, indicators and expected standards of care, which was validated by specialists through the Delphi consensus technique. Visits with on-site observation and semi-structured interviews were also carried out with key-informants of the center. Results: We observed advanced level of implementation in Management (89.2%) and its subdimension, Organization (94.7%), as well as in Rehabilitation (84.9%). The A subdimension shows weaknesses (48.8%), mainly due to the lack of meetings, training and support to permanent education, monitoring of results and evaluation of users' perceptions, health education spaces, accomplishment of active search of the missing cases and support. Conclusion: The evaluated center presented advanced implementation, fulfilling more than 80% of the evaluation. We recommend greater interaction between management and professionals to intervene on the identified points of improvement. The developed instrument contributes to the evaluation and implementation of other centers of reference in Brazil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study examined the implementation of Brazil's National Oral Health Policy by the three governments during the period 2003 to 2014. It provides a general overview of oral health care scenarios and examines institutional proposals and actions developed by the executive branch based on the components of the health care system. A documental analysis was conducted using documents produced by key government agencies. The findings show that there was an increase in the provision and coverage of public dental services between 2003 and 2006 and that rates were maintained to a certain degree in subsequent periods (2007 to 2010 and 2011 to 2014). There was an expansion in government funding, human resources and infrastructure. The amount of funds transferred to state and local governments increased from 83.4 million in 2003 to 916 million in 2014, equivalent to a 10.9 fold increase. However, the use of public dental services remained stable, with only a slight increase from 29.7% in 2003 to 30.7% in 2008, while private service utilization increased from 64.4% in 2003 to 74.3% in 2013. The care model component was given lowest priority by the three governments. This shortcoming influences policy effectiveness and requires the adoption of future measures by healthcare managers and officials to correct the situation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The emergence of coping with cleft lip and palate in Bahia between 1990 and 2000 was analyzed through an emergency exploratory study of the Rehabilitation Center of Cleft Lip and Palate of Bahia, Brazil (known as Centrinho), using the analysis of social space, agents and their capital, according to Bourdieu (2014). Semistructured interviews, and analyzes of reports and official documents were conducted. The study revealed that the creation of the Centrinho allowed high-complexity financing associated with the combination of different provisions of different founders agents. In this space, experts in rehabilitation and disputes over the definition of what is a comprehensive care to people with cleft lip and palate coexist. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective. To investigate the factors associated with inequality in the use of oral health services in the Brazilian Family Health Program (Estratégia Saúde da Família, ESF) as measured by dental extractions. Methods. A population-based household survey was carried out in two municipalities with full coverage by the ESF in the state of Bahia, Brazil. Ten census tracts were randomly selected. Households were selected by systematic sampling. To assess the use of public services by the population, a prevalence of 50%, sampling error of 4%, and confidence interval of 95% were considered. Trained community health workers conducted key informant interviews on use of oral health services and collected demographic data for all household members aged 15 years or older. Dental extraction was the main outcome. The association between dental extraction and predictive variables was assessed using prevalence ratio, and multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed using odds ratio (OR). Results. Data from 2 539 people was collected. Of these, 682 (26.86%) had used primary oral health care services in the previous 12 months. Dental extraction was performed in 218 (31.96%) out of 682 primary care patients. Being assisted by social programs (OR = 1.43; IC95%: 1.02-2.01), being older than 35 years (OR = 1.59; IC95%: 1.12-2.27), and having lower education levels (OR = 1.81; IC95%: 1.27-2.56) were independently associated with the outcome. Conclusions. The present results suggest that historical inequalities of access to oral health services persist. Intersectoral actions may play an important role in improving oral health conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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