title: Management of health sector actions in drought situations.
abstract: Water is essential for the socio-economic development of a region and also for the survival of human beings. Water scarcity has direct and indirect impacts on the environment, the economy and human health. It can change the profile of morbidity and mortality of diseases, as well as having an impact on the supply of services that are essential public to the quality of life. This study aims to contextualize the occurrence of drought in Brazil, its effects on human health, as well as actions to be developed by the health sector to reduce the risk to those living in affected areas, with an emphasis on the monitoring of the quality of drinking water. This is a descriptive, qualitative study with a documental basis. The documents that were researched were related to initiatives by the Health Surveillance Secretariat of the Ministry of Health up until 2014. It is necessary to strengthen the performance capacity of the Unified Health System (SUS) in order to develop timely responses to reduce the risk to public health.
authors.affiliation: Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, DF, Brasil, jamyle.grigoletto@saude.gov.br.
authors.forename: Jamyle Calencio
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Grigoletto
authors.affiliation: Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, DF, Brasil, jamyle.grigoletto@saude.gov.br.
authors.forename: Adriana Rodrigues
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Cabral
authors.affiliation: Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, DF, Brasil, jamyle.grigoletto@saude.gov.br.
authors.forename: Camila Vicente
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Bonfim
authors.affiliation: Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, DF, Brasil, jamyle.grigoletto@saude.gov.br.
authors.forename: Daniela Buosi
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Rohlfs
authors.affiliation: Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, DF, Brasil, jamyle.grigoletto@saude.gov.br.
authors.forename: Eliane Lima E
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, DF, Brasil, jamyle.grigoletto@saude.gov.br.
authors.forename: Fernanda Barbosa
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: de Queiroz
authors.affiliation: Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, DF, Brasil, jamyle.grigoletto@saude.gov.br.
authors.forename: Jaqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Francischetti
authors.affiliation: Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, DF, Brasil, jamyle.grigoletto@saude.gov.br.
authors.forename: Mariely Helena Barbosa
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Daniel
authors.affiliation: Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, DF, Brasil, jamyle.grigoletto@saude.gov.br.
authors.forename: Rodrigo Matias de Sousa
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Resende
authors.affiliation: Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, DF, Brasil, jamyle.grigoletto@saude.gov.br.
authors.forename: Rosane Cristina
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: de Andrade
authors.affiliation: Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, DF, Brasil, jamyle.grigoletto@saude.gov.br.
authors.forename: Tiago de Brito
authors.initials: Tde B
authors.lastname: Magalhães
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D055864:Droughts; D004777:Environment; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health; D011788:Quality of Life