Abstract

VAZQUEZ LUGO, Mercedes et al. Disasters risk prevention in the community. Rev.Med.Electrón. [online]. 2017, vol.39, n.5, pp.1022-1032. ISSN 1684-1824.

Introduction: Disasters are one of the first causes of death around the world; therefore their prevention is a necessity. Objectives: to increase knowledge on disasters risk prevention in the population of the Family Physician Consultations 5 and 12, of the Popular Council Colon Oeste. Material and Methods: the use of techniques evidenced the existence of limitations and difficulties representing vulnerabilities for the prevention in disasters reduction and mitigation. A community educative strategy was designed and applied, where the students of the first year of Nursery specialty of the Medical Sciences University Branch “Dr. Eusebio Hernández Pérez” took part, in the period from September 2015 to February 2016. Results: The low risk perception this population has, was identified. An educative communitarian strategy was elaborated and put into practice, showing its pertinence since it evidenced the increase of knowledge on the prevention for the reduction of disasters risk in the chosen community. Conclusions: knowledge of main aspects on disasters risk prevention increased in the population. Disasters risk management of disaster in the community is very important for the training of the graduated from Medical Sciences studies because they develop the   required knowledge and skills for their profession and social assignment.

Keywords : disasters; prevention; community educative strategy; vulnerability.

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