A gestão de resíduos na atenção básica à saúde: uma revisão integrativa

Abstract

Objective: This study objective is to know what is being published in the scientific literature on waste management in primary health care in order to promote scientific compilamento related to the theme. Method: The method used for this purpose was the integrative review, where data collection took place at the bases of the Virtual Health Library data and Journals Portal Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel / Ministry of Education. The keywords used to search for articles were: Waste of Health Services, Primary Health Care and Waste Management. The criteria for inclusion of articles to the study were: scientific articles; original research or reporting experience of health services; published in full; available online; free; written in Portuguese, Spanish or English; published from 2009 to 2014 Results: The need for permanent or continuing education in the basic health services, and identify the weaknesses and strengths of waste management across the health care and Occupational Health. Conclusion: It is necessary to develop strategies for the development of waste management in health services effectively in order to qualify the working process and to protect health actions developed by professionals.