Aim: To analyze the repercussions of Nursing, the structuring and resolution of National Health Systems in facing the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in selected countries.
Method: Reflection article on the confrontation of COVID-19 by the National Health Systems of China, United States of America, Italy, United Kingdom, Portugal, Cuba and Brazil, from information disseminated in different media and in the literature.
Results: The response of health systems depended more on political decisions than on their structuring and organization.
Objective: To analyze Health Promotion (HP) practices in different settings worldwide, presented in studies that employed the Foucauldian framework.
Data Source: Scoping review performed on LILACS, MEDLINE, IBECS, BDENF, SciELO, CINAHL, Embase, Web of Science, and Scopus databases.
Study Inclusion And Exclusion Criteria: We included original articles, review articles, reflection articles, and case studies published in English, Portuguese, and Spanish, which addressed HP practices, analyzed using the Foucauldian framework.
Objective: To analyze the possibilities of the transition from care to the problem of chronic illness due to the need of regionalized municipal planning.
Method: An exploratory qualitative study was carried out in one of the Health Regions of Rio Grande do Sul, together with the Primary Health Care Coordinators.
Results: The final thematic categories that emerged from the results were: "The relationship between municipalities of the Health Region and health planning", Organizational flow of care of users with chronic diseases", and "Managing care in the health system: meeting the demands of chronically sick users".