SIGNIFICADO E IMPACTO DA FUNÇÃO APOIO EM ATENÇÃO BÁSICA: UMA ANÁLISE EM SITUAÇÃO DE DESASTRE

The support function is one of the main devices of the National Humanization Policy. In disaster situations becomes even more relevant. Soon after the disaster occurred in a nightclub in the city of Santa Maria / RS, it was formed the Working Group and Primary Care Networks (GT ABR), which held support for primary care teams. This article aims to analyze the meaning and impact of support function while coping strategy in disaster situations. The Health professionals, who worked in primary care and received the support of the Working Group, were interviewed. The data were analyzed using content analysis, resulting in the production of five units of meaning. It was concluded that the Working Group has shown itself capable of generating reflections in the work process, transformations in the ways of professional practice and articulation of network services, producing significant impacts on the health system.