The sociodemographic profile of the homeless population in the State of Santa Catarina and in the City of Florianópolis versus the strategies and actions to face them

Abstract

The aim was to describe and analyze the socio-demographic profile of the homeless population registered in the Unified Registry of the Unified Health System in the State of Santa Catarina and in the city of Florianópolis in the period from 2014 to 2019 versus the implemented health strategies and actions aimed at to that population. This is a documentary, descriptive and retrospective study, with a quantitative approach, which analyzes the number of homeless people registered in the Unified Registry of the Unified Health System, in the State of Santa Catarina and in the capital, Florianópolis between the years of 2014 and 2019. The number of homeless people in the State of Santa Catarina and in the city of Florianópolis in the period from 2014 to 2019 showed an increasing trend. The results obtained with the study allow us to reflect that, despite the expansion of inclusive policies aimed at social issues involving the homeless population, in practice, there is still a need for governmental and non-governmental investments that can reduce urban violence and improve the living conditions of this population, including ease of satisfactory health care.