Permanent health education actions in pandemic times: priorities in state and national contingency plans.

Objective: to assess permanent health education actions regarding the national and state contingency plans to face the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.

Method: documentary research, using 54 plans in the initial and final versions, published between January 2020 and May 2021. The content analysis included the identification and systematization of proposals aimed at training and reorganizing the work process, as well as physical and mental health care of health workers.