Collective health and urban environments: reflections for public health surveillance the local populations of the amazon
International Journal of Development Research
Collective health and urban environments: reflections for public health surveillance the local populations of the amazon
Received 22nd November, 2018; Received in revised form 16th December, 2018; Accepted 03rd January, 2019; Published online 27th February, 2019
Copyright © 2019, Nádile Juliane Costa de Castro et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objective: To reflect on health surveillance practices in urban environments. Methods: Qualitative, descriptive and exploratory research, carried out by means of a case study in the municipality of Oriximiná, State of Pará, Brazil. As a segment of the study, the spaces of the municipal slaughterhouse and its surroundings, as well as public official documents, were delimited. Results: It was identified that in the last decade the municipal health surveillance had several problems regarding infrastructure, inspection and maintenance. Conclusion: It is necessary to adapt spaces, implement health policies and monitor services in order to avoid health problems.
