Expansion of nurses' roles, in the context of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, in primary and secondary schools - Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem

Expansion of nurses’ roles, in the context of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, in primary and secondary schools |

Health systems’ response capacity involves facing several challenges, such as socioeconomic and political changes, changes in the epidemiological profile, disease outbreaks and climate change. In this regard, health policies that address health needs and problems and achieve universal access to health and universal health coverage require a new and more comprehensive approach to essential public health functions⁽⁾.

Essential public health functions include surveillance, risk control and management, knowledge management, policy development, social participation and mobilization, human resources, allocation of medicines and other health technologies, health financing, and access to services comprehensive and quality, with an approach focused on social determinants⁽⁾.

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