Health of subsistence fishermen and challenges for Occupational Health Surveillance

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Autor(a) principal: Pena,Paulo Gilvane Lopes
Data de Publicação: 2014
Outros Autores: Gomez,Carlos Minayo
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Ciência & Saúde Coletiva (Online)
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-81232014001204689
Resumo: There are approximately a million subsistence fishermen in Brazil whose activities expose them to severe occupational hazards without adequate health protection. This article conducts an analysis of working conditions and health risks faced by subsistence fishermen and outlines challenges to the implementation of Occupational Health Surveillance (VISAT) actions. The methodology is based on qualitative analysis of risks and working conditions through observation and interviews, and diagnosis of occupational illnesses with clinical evaluation. Mobile teams conducted eight years of activities together with fishing communities throughout the state of Bahia. The results revealed the challenge of surveying a traditional self-employed category with relative management autonomy. Fishermen face precarious living conditions without access to occupational health services. They are exposed to thirty work-related illnesses without protection, diagnosis, treatment and social security coverage. The conclusion reached is that there is a need for intersectorial VISAT action to reduce excessive working hours, organization of the Unified Health System (SUS) for acknowledgement of occupational illnesses and guaranteeing social security rights through actions focused on health education.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Health of subsistence fishermen and challenges for Occupational Health Surveillance
title Health of subsistence fishermen and challenges for Occupational Health Surveillance
spellingShingle Health of subsistence fishermen and challenges for Occupational Health Surveillance
Pena,Paulo Gilvane Lopes
Occupational health
Subsistence fisherman
Occupational hazards
Occupational illnesses
title_short Health of subsistence fishermen and challenges for Occupational Health Surveillance
title_full Health of subsistence fishermen and challenges for Occupational Health Surveillance
title_fullStr Health of subsistence fishermen and challenges for Occupational Health Surveillance
title_full_unstemmed Health of subsistence fishermen and challenges for Occupational Health Surveillance
title_sort Health of subsistence fishermen and challenges for Occupational Health Surveillance
author Pena,Paulo Gilvane Lopes
author_facet Pena,Paulo Gilvane Lopes
Gomez,Carlos Minayo
author_role author
author2 Gomez,Carlos Minayo
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Pena,Paulo Gilvane Lopes
Gomez,Carlos Minayo
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Occupational health
Subsistence fisherman
Occupational hazards
Occupational illnesses
topic Occupational health
Subsistence fisherman
Occupational hazards
Occupational illnesses
description There are approximately a million subsistence fishermen in Brazil whose activities expose them to severe occupational hazards without adequate health protection. This article conducts an analysis of working conditions and health risks faced by subsistence fishermen and outlines challenges to the implementation of Occupational Health Surveillance (VISAT) actions. The methodology is based on qualitative analysis of risks and working conditions through observation and interviews, and diagnosis of occupational illnesses with clinical evaluation. Mobile teams conducted eight years of activities together with fishing communities throughout the state of Bahia. The results revealed the challenge of surveying a traditional self-employed category with relative management autonomy. Fishermen face precarious living conditions without access to occupational health services. They are exposed to thirty work-related illnesses without protection, diagnosis, treatment and social security coverage. The conclusion reached is that there is a need for intersectorial VISAT action to reduce excessive working hours, organization of the Unified Health System (SUS) for acknowledgement of occupational illnesses and guaranteeing social security rights through actions focused on health education.
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