A extensão universitária com foco na sustentabilidade ambiental

• Autor(a) principal: Ortega, Mariana Martins [UNESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Garbin, Artênio José Isper [UNESP], Gatto, Renata Colturato Joaquim [UNESP], Gomes, Adrielle Mendes de Paula [UNESP], Billoba, Letícia de Paula Gimenez [UNESP], Garbin, Cléa Adas Saliba [UNESP], Arcieri, Renato Moreira [UNESP], Sumida, Dóris Hissako [UNESP]
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://200.145.6.205/index.php/congressoextensao/8congressoextensao/paper/view/605; http://hdl.handle.net/11449/142583
• topic: Waste management; Medical waste; Dental waste; Gerenciamento de resíduos; Resíduos de serviço de saúde; Resíduos odontológicos

The World Health Organization classifies medical waste (MW) as septage that contain or may potentially contain pathogenic germs. The MW are aggressive to health and the environment, when the adoption of technical procedures relating to their management is inadequate. Given the importance of this issue, the project "Disposal of waste for healthcare professionals and their impact on the environment" is developed by the Center for Research in Public Health (NEPESCO) of the Department of Social Dentistry and Child FOA / UNESP, which objectively evaluate the management of MW conditions, since the internal disposal to final disposition, and guide health care professionals and academics on possible flaws in the process. The project is developed since 2008, in the Basic Health Units (BHU) of cities in the state of São Paulo and in the FOA / UNESP facilities. Observational activities are carried out on the proper management of the MW and the behavior of academics in relation to the disposal of waste in the FOA / UNESP graduation clinics. All failures are noted for later discussed with the coordinator and the participants, who grounded in scientific articles and the laws of health surveillance, put the project into practice, helping and educating professionals and scholars on the correct management. During the 7-year project of, we observed that the main difficulty encountered by health professionals it´s about the disposal of waste in Group B, it means, waste with chemical risk. Among academics, the main questions are related to the disposal of glutaraldehyde and radiographic film films, because most discards the glutaraldehyde in the sink, and radiographic films in the trash. In conclusion, this project contributes to aggregate knowledge of health professionals, academics and people , thus helping to preserve the environment, providing better quality of life for future generations.