Author:

• Vanina Matos - Matos, V. - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto de Comunicação e Informação Tecnológica em Saúde (ICICT/FIOCRUZ) - <vanina.matos@gmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Christovam Barcellos - Barcellos, C. - Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto de Comunicação e Informação Tecnológica em Saúde (ICICT/FIOCRUZ) - <xris@fiocruz.br> +
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1161-2753
• Luiz Octávio de Lima Camargo - Camargo, L.O.L. - Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Ciências, Artes e Humanidades (EACH/USP); e Programa de Mestrado em Hospitalidade da Universidade Anhembi Morumbi (UAM) - <octacam@uol.com.br >

Thematic Area:

Políticas em Saúde

Abstract:

This article examines how a group of tourists understand health issues related to safety, prevention and health care during their travels. Interviews were conducted with Brazilian tourists visiting the city of Rio de Janeiro, as well as residents leaving the city for travel. The interviews were analyzed according to the dimensions of vulnerability, information, prevention and health care, from which vulnerability emerged as a category of analysis. Tourist trajectory retrieval allowed identifying nodes and pathways that could be used by the health sector for prevention and promotion actions. The mean of transport determines the path of tourists and their health care alternatives. Group travels and visiting known places are conceived as protective factors, which reinforces the role of information and social support networks as resources used by tourists in the absence of specific policies aimed to this highly mobile and vulnerable population group.

Keywords:

Travelers‘ Health Health Vulnerability Health Surveillance Health Policy

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