Multi-risk plans for coping with and responding to Public Health Emergencies: a scope review
Emergencies; Disasters; Public health; Multi-risk plans; Multi-harzard
The study aims to review the literature to learn about the instruments used in the structuring of multi-risk plans for the mitigation and response to Public Health Emergencies (PHE). This is a scoping review developed based on the protocol and recommendations of the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI). The strategies used to search for studies led to the capture of 72 articles, using the terms “emergencies” or/and “disasters” or/and “Public health” or/and “Multi-risk plans”. After reading the studies, 07 were kept for review. The results showed that the instruments used in the structuring of multi-risk plans to face and respond to PHE still have limitations and demand greater intra and intersectoral dialogue, in addition to greater governance on the subject. Delphi was the most appropriate instrument to help structure multi-risk plans to face and respond to PHE, as it presents an intersectoral approach that includes multi-risks, is easy to apply and has low costs to put it into practice. It is hoped that this study will be a precursor of systematic reviews that can demonstrate, with greater scientific rigor, the effectiveness of using these methods.