Environmental surveillance in health in Brazil's Unified Health System

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Autor(a) principal: Barcellos, Christovam
Data de Publicação: 2006
Outros Autores: Quitério, Luiz Antônio Dias
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
eng
Título da fonte: Revista de Saúde Pública
Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/31997
Resumo: The incorporation of environmental surveillance in the field of public health policies is a relatively recent demand in Brazil. One of the major challenges in environmental health surveillance is defining its object and the specificity of its practice. The expanded concept of exposure, treated as a set of complex relations between a society and the environment, and not as a personal attribute, is central to the definition of indicators and should guide the practice of environmental surveillance in the health sector. Among the difficulties encountered in applying this concept within the Brazilian Health System, is the need to restructure health surveillance activities and to form multidisciplinary teams capable of dialoguing with other sectors. Furthermore, information systems capable of aiding in health situation analysis and decision making must be constructed. Taking this into consideration, a review of the object and concepts of environmental health surveillance was undertaken and the challenges with respect to its implementation in the Brazilian Health System were identified.
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spelling Environmental surveillance in health in Brazil's Unified Health System Vigilância ambiental em saúde e sua implantação no Sistema Único de Saúde Vigilância ambientalExposição ambientalVigilância em saúdeSaneamentoSUSEnvironmental surveillanceEnvironmental exposureHealth surveillanceSanitationSUS (BR) The incorporation of environmental surveillance in the field of public health policies is a relatively recent demand in Brazil. One of the major challenges in environmental health surveillance is defining its object and the specificity of its practice. The expanded concept of exposure, treated as a set of complex relations between a society and the environment, and not as a personal attribute, is central to the definition of indicators and should guide the practice of environmental surveillance in the health sector. Among the difficulties encountered in applying this concept within the Brazilian Health System, is the need to restructure health surveillance activities and to form multidisciplinary teams capable of dialoguing with other sectors. Furthermore, information systems capable of aiding in health situation analysis and decision making must be constructed. Taking this into consideration, a review of the object and concepts of environmental health surveillance was undertaken and the challenges with respect to its implementation in the Brazilian Health System were identified. A incorporação da vigilância ambiental no campo das políticas públicas de saúde é uma demanda relativamente recente no Brasil. Um dos principais desafios da vigilância ambiental em saúde é a definição do seu objeto e a especificidade de suas ações. O conceito ampliado de exposição, tratado não como um atributo da pessoa, mas do conjunto de relações complexas entre a sociedade e o ambiente, é central para a definição de indicadores e para a orientação da prática de vigilância ambiental. Entre as dificuldades encontradas para sua efetivação no Sistema Único de Saúde estão a necessidade de reestruturação das ações de vigilância em saúde e a formação de equipes multidisciplinares, com capacidade de diálogo com outros setores, além da construção de sistemas de informação capazes de auxiliar a análise de situações de saúde e a tomada de decisões. Nesse sentido, foi realizada uma revisão do objeto e conceitos da vigilância ambiental em saúde, bem como identificados os desafios para a sua implantação no Sistema Único de Saúde. Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Saúde Pública2006-02-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/3199710.1590/S0034-89102006000100025Revista de Saúde Pública; Vol. 40 No. 1 (2006); 170-177 Revista de Saúde Pública; Vol. 40 Núm. 1 (2006); 170-177 Revista de Saúde Pública; v. 40 n. 1 (2006); 170-177 1518-87870034-8910reponame:Revista de Saúde Públicainstname:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)instacron:USPporenghttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/31997/34014https://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/31997/34015Copyright (c) 2017 Revista de Saúde Públicainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBarcellos, ChristovamQuitério, Luiz Antônio Dias2012-07-08T22:56:43Zoai:revistas.usp.br:article/31997Revistahttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/indexONGhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/oairevsp@org.usp.br||revsp1@usp.br1518-87870034-8910opendoar:2012-07-08T22:56:43Revista de Saúde Pública - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Environmental surveillance in health in Brazil's Unified Health System
Vigilância ambiental em saúde e sua implantação no Sistema Único de Saúde
title Environmental surveillance in health in Brazil's Unified Health System
spellingShingle Environmental surveillance in health in Brazil's Unified Health System
Barcellos, Christovam
Vigilância ambiental
Exposição ambiental
Vigilância em saúde
Saneamento
SUS
Environmental surveillance
Environmental exposure
Health surveillance
Sanitation
SUS (BR)
title_short Environmental surveillance in health in Brazil's Unified Health System
title_full Environmental surveillance in health in Brazil's Unified Health System
title_fullStr Environmental surveillance in health in Brazil's Unified Health System
title_full_unstemmed Environmental surveillance in health in Brazil's Unified Health System
title_sort Environmental surveillance in health in Brazil's Unified Health System
author Barcellos, Christovam
author_facet Barcellos, Christovam
Quitério, Luiz Antônio Dias
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author2 Quitério, Luiz Antônio Dias
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Barcellos, Christovam
Quitério, Luiz Antônio Dias
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Vigilância ambiental
Exposição ambiental
Vigilância em saúde
Saneamento
SUS
Environmental surveillance
Environmental exposure
Health surveillance
Sanitation
SUS (BR)
topic Vigilância ambiental
Exposição ambiental
Vigilância em saúde
Saneamento
SUS
Environmental surveillance
Environmental exposure
Health surveillance
Sanitation
SUS (BR)
description The incorporation of environmental surveillance in the field of public health policies is a relatively recent demand in Brazil. One of the major challenges in environmental health surveillance is defining its object and the specificity of its practice. The expanded concept of exposure, treated as a set of complex relations between a society and the environment, and not as a personal attribute, is central to the definition of indicators and should guide the practice of environmental surveillance in the health sector. Among the difficulties encountered in applying this concept within the Brazilian Health System, is the need to restructure health surveillance activities and to form multidisciplinary teams capable of dialoguing with other sectors. Furthermore, information systems capable of aiding in health situation analysis and decision making must be constructed. Taking this into consideration, a review of the object and concepts of environmental health surveillance was undertaken and the challenges with respect to its implementation in the Brazilian Health System were identified.
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