Saúde ambiental: a importância dos fatores ambientais para a promoção de políticas pública de saúde

Abstract

This work had as thematic analyze the importance of environmental issues for health promotion, and relevant perception of human interference in the environment and changes in the patterns of some diseases. Notable being the importance of participation and political representation of society in the pursuit of rights and duties to the improvement of socio-environmental conditions, and an ideal of sustainability and health. Thinking on environmental issues, and the role of government in the prevention of environmental damage and the State's responsibility for the implementation of public politics in order to preserve and restore the essential ecological processes promoting health, ensuring basic health conditions promoting physical well being , biological and social of the individual covering broad health settings. Defending the need for society's participation in environmental protection and control of public administration through the public power to ensure the preservation of the environment and people's health. As a consequence and in order to balance the environmental, health picture of the population is unleashed, with more enlarged views of sanitation goals as protecting the environment; contribute to social well-being and promote the human being, just often reflecting on essential conditions and rights guaranteed to all. Therefore, it is necessary to build a new development model that, harmonize improving the quality of life of the population, the preservation of the environment and the search for creative solutions to meet the needs of citizens to have access to certain comforts of modern society, especially in health promotion.