Condições ambientais envolvidas na saúde e na doença da população de Muzambinho - Minas Gerais sob a ótica de atores sociais

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2009

RESUMO

Although the term environment is widely known and comprehends interactions among all nature components, including human beings, the complexity of the interactions may hinder people from recognizing that they are a part of the environment. Many ignore that they are responsible for the environment and can influence and contribute to decrease its problems, which surround us. Besides perceiving as part of the environment, people need to understand that health is closely related to it. The understanding of its many events and actions can be only through a system perspective. Therefore, there is a need to consider the changes in the physical environment, socioeconomic relations, people and their lives, as well as changes due to the development and other conditions. This Case Study aimed to analyze health related environmental conditions in Muzambinho, Minas Gerais, from the viewpoint of its social actors, using a qualitative approach. Representatives of the municipal government, of rural and urban borrows associations, and of health and environmental institutions participated in the study. Data were collected using focal groups and documental analysis. A total of six research groups were created and 43 representatives of the 54 invited institutions participated in the study. Theme-related documents quoted by the participants were used for document analysis, and their speech used in the thematic content analysis. Results showed two observed categories. The Meaning of Environment indicated that the majority see it fragmented, stressing problems of natural resources instead of the social. It became clear that these resources bring help for human beings and that the relation nature-man is an interaction dominated by humans. Still, in this category, it was found that, although all are responsible for environmental problems, farmers and local government were considered as the main responsible ones. The category Impact of agriculture and other human intervention on the environment and health brought evidence that the use of agrotoxics was the most damaging among all the environmental conditions. It is important to stress that water is the main vehicle for the agrotoxics. Cancer was the most prevalent environment-related disease. Nonetheless, intoxication, allergies, alcoholism and depression are important as well, and were referred as related to the work. Other situations responsible for causing health problems found in the study were deforestation and inadequate disposal of waste. The speeches revealed a repetition of thoughts and talking of the global society, and its behavior. We consider the development of other researches an urgent mater that can help to deepen findings of the present study, especially those which indicated a relation between cancer and agrotoxic use, alcohol, depression and work. We deem it necessary to find strategies which produce a more effective popular participation, mitigating or eliminating damage, and exploring local potentiality.

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enfermagem teses. tese da escola de enfermagem da ufmg. meio ambiente e saúde pública decs praguicidas decs nautreza decs população decs dissertações acadêmicas decs

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