This is a study of how businesses might influence other businesses to move towards sustainability. Two health club businesses in North America actively participated and were selected because of their private ownership structureand their similar size and services. One health club had significant experience with working towards sustainability, and the other had little or no such experience. This is a descriptive study that applied an Active Research model in which researchers andbusiness management teams all actively participated. Five cycles of learning and adaptation are documented, including three work sessionsand initial and final interviews. Data from these five cycles were analysed to assess changes in perceptions of and knowledge about sustainability in business. We have concluded that the least experienced health club demonstrated sound increases in their knowledge and perception about sustainability. In addition, itis actively considering implementing select practices in itsfacilities that represent movement towards sustainability. The club with significant sustainability experience did not demonstrate increased knowledge or perceptions about sustainability, but did perceive value in the business-to-business sustainability discussions. / <p>Contact information: David Nelson: nelso213 (at) umn.edu, Renée Lazarowich: renee_lazarowich (at) yahoo.com</p>

Bakgrund: Demenssjukdom drabbar ofta äldre personer och innebär förlust av kognitiva förmågor och orsakar stort vårdbehov. En åldrande befolkning leder till ökat behov av vårdboenden. Vården skall vara personcentrerad och såväl fysisk som psykosocial vårdmiljö är viktiga delar som kan påverka personens välmående och beteenden. Syfte : Att beskriva hur vårdmiljön påverkar personer med demenssjukdom. Metod : En litteraturöversikt grundad i kvalitativa (n=7), mixade (n=2) samt kvantitativa (n=8) studier. Analysen fokuserade på likheter och olikheter i artiklarnas resultat relaterat till hur fysisk och psykosocial vårdmiljö påverkade personer med demenssjukdom. Som ett steg i analysen skapades två teman och fem subteman för att överskådligt presentera viktiga resultat i forskningsmaterialet. Resultat: Resultaten visar att fysisk och psykosocial vårdmiljö påverkar personer med demenssjukdom. Arkitektur, inredning, sensoriska inslag, gemensam vårdfilosofi samt meningsfullhet har alla betydelse för möjligheten till autonomi och självbestämmande. Slutsats: Demenssjukdom är inte en sjukdom som drabbar alla på exakt samma sätt utan leder till många olika sorters symtom och begränsningar. Den kognitiva nedsättningen påverkar möjligheten till autonomi, integritet och själv-bestämmande. Eftersom personer med demenssjukdom påverkas individuellt av den fysiska och psykosociala vårdmiljön är ett personcentrerat synsätt en förutsättning för att kunna uppnå god omvårdnad med bibehållen livskvalité. / Background : Dementia often affects older people and involves loss of cognitive abilities and causes great care needs. An ageing population leads to an increased need for nursing accommodation. Care should be person-centered and physical as well as psychosocial care environment are important elements that can affect the person's wellbeing and behaviors. Aim : To describe how the care environment affects people with dementia. Method : A literature review based on qualitative (n =7), mixed (n =2) and quantitative (n =8) studies. The analysis focused on similarities and differences in their results related to the physical and psychosocial environment affecting people with dementia. As a step in the analysis, two themes and five subthemes were created to clearly present key findings in the research material. Results: The results show that the physical and psychosocial care environment affects people with dementia. Architecture, interior design, sensory elements, common care philosophy and meaningfulness are all important for the possibility of autonomy and self-determination. Conclusion: Dementia is not a disease that affects everyone in exactly the same way but leads to many different kinds of symptoms and limitations. The cognitive reduction affects the possibility of autonomy, integrity and self-determination. Since people with dementia are individually affected by the physical and psychosocial care environment, a person-centered approach is a prerequisite for achieving good care with a maintained quality of life.

Bakgrund: Personcentrerad vård är aktuellt i svensk sjukvård. Patientlag 2014:821 stärker kravet på information, delaktighet och samtycke från patienten. Personcentrerad vård leder till ökad patienttillfredsställelse och delaktighet. Sjukvården effektiviseras och vårdkvalitén ökar. Det kan finnas utmaningar i att arbeta personcentrerat på akutvårdsavdelning då dessa patienter kan uppleva hjälplöshet och sårbarhet vid akut sjukdom.   Syfte: Syftet med studien var att kartlägga upplevelsen av personcentrerat vårdklimat hos sjuksköterskor och patienter på akutvårdsavdelning.   Design: Prospektiv tvärsnittsstudie   Metod: Kvantitativ ansats med enkätstudie. Sjuksköterskor och patienter på akutvårdsavdelning tilldelades mätinstrumenten Person-centred Climate Questionnaire staff och patient version.   Resultat: I studien inkluderades 59 sjuksköterskor samt 121 patienter. På den sexgradiga skalan värderar sjuksköterskor personcentrerat vårdklimat lägre (4,16) och patienter högre (4,99) (p&lt;0,001). Manliga patienter värderar personcentrerat vårdklimat högre än kvinnliga patienter (p=0,001). Sjuksköterskor som arbetat länge på avdelningen värderar personcentrerat vårdklimat lägre (rs= -0,26; p=0,05). Sjuksköterskor med högre utbildningsnivå värderar subkategorin säkerhet lägre (rs= -0,27; p=0,04). Vid en längre patientvårdtid värderas personcentrerat vårdklimat lägre (rs= -0,24; p=0,01).   Konklusion: Den viktigaste slutsatsen är generellt positiva resultat gällande personcentrerat vårdklimat på akutvårdsavdelning. Studiens resultat understryker att vården kan utvecklas för att förbättra det personcentrerade vårdklimatet för patienter på akutvårdsavdelning, med särskilt fokus på kvinnliga patienter. / Background: Person-centred care is of current interest in Swedish health care. The Patient Act (2014:821) strengthens the requirement for information, participation and consent of the patient. Person-centred care increases patient satisfaction and participation. It also leads to increased quality of care and is more efficient. Patients on acute care wards may experience helplessness and vulnerability during acute illness and it could be challenging to achieve person-centred care.   Aim: The aim of the study was to survey person-centred climate by nurses’ and patients’ on acute care ward.   Design: Prospective cross-sectional study   Method: Quantitative approach with survey. Nurses and patients was given the instruments Person-centred Climate Questionaire staff and patient version.   Results: The study included 59 nurses and 121 patients. On the six-graded scale nurses value person-centred climate lower (4,16) and patients higher (4,99) (p&lt;0,001). Male patients value person-centred climate higher than female patients (p=0,001). Nurses that worked long time on the ward value person-centred climate lower (rs=-0,26; p=0,05). Nurses with higher education value the subscale Security lower (rs=-0,27; p=0,04). Patients with longer hospital stay value the person-centred climate lower (rs=-0,24; p=0,01).   Conclusion: The main conclusion is generally positive results in terms of person-centred climate on acute care ward. The study’s results underline that there is room for improving healthcare on acute care wards, with particular focus on female patients.

Introduktion: Den psykiatriska vården har förändrats över tid med olika idéer för vad som är bäst för patienten. Dessa patienter har vårdats, och fortsätter att vårdas, i olika vårdformer och på olika instanser. Den psykiatriska heldygnsvården ska vara trygg, meningsfull, främja patientens återhämtning och minska behovet av tvångsåtgärder. Specialistsjuksköterskor inom psykiatrisk vård ansvarar för patientens vårdmiljö. Därmed är det av intresse att undersöka patienters upplevelser av vårdmiljön och vilka aspekter som har betydelse för deras återhämtning. Syfte: Syftet med uppsatsen är att beskriva hur patienter inom psykiatrisk heldygnsvård upplever aspekter i vårdmiljön som har betydelse för återhämtning. Metod: Litteraturöversikt baserad på 16 originalartiklar, som analyserades enligt kvalitativ innehållsanalys med induktiv ansats. Resultat: I resultatet uppstod tre huvudkategorier och sex underkategorier. Huvudkategorierna var Den fysiska vårdmiljön, Vårdpersonal och medpatienter som en del av den psykosociala vårdmiljön och Struktur och rutiner i vårdmiljön. Resultatet påvisar att patienternas upplevelser är överhängande negativa men positiva aspekter går att finna, båda dessa aspekter påverkar återhämtningsprocessen. Slutsats: Patienternas upplevelse av aspekter i vårdmiljön som har betydelse för deras återhämtning verkar vara multifaktoriell, både på ett psykosocialt, strukturellt och ett fysiskt plan. Patienterna är i behov av stimulerande aktiviteter, meningsfulla relationer, en hemlik inredning med naturinslag, en trygg omgivning och tydlighet kring rutiner och regler. Ett viktigt fynd som har uppkommit är vårdpersonalens betydelse. Det synes som att vårdpersonalens agerande har en betydande roll i patientens upplevelse av vårdmiljön och i patientens återhämtningsprocess. / Introduction: Psychiatric care has evolved over time with varying ideas on what's best for the patient. These patients have been, and continue to be, treated in different forms and at various facilities. Psychiatric inpatient care should be safe, meaningful, promote patient recovery, and reduce the need for coercive measures. Psychiatric specialist nurses are responsible for the patient's care environment. Therefore, it is of interest to investigate patients' experiences of the care environment and which aspects are important for their recovery. Aim: The purpose of the essay is to describe how patients in psychiatric health facility care experience aspects of the care environment that are important for recovery. Method: A literature review based on 16 original articles, analyzed using qualitative content analysis with an inductive approach. Results: In the result, three main categories and six subcategories emerged. The main categories were The physical care environment, Care staff and fellow patients as part of the psychosocial care environment and Structure and routines in the care environment. The results show that the patients' experiences are overwhelmingly negative, but positive aspects can be found, both of these aspects affect the recovery process. Conclusion: The patients' experience of aspects of the care environment that are important for their recovery appears to be multifactorial, both on a psychosocial, structural and physical level. The patients need stimulating activities, meaningful relationships, a homelike interior with elements of nature, a safe environment and clarity around routines and rules. An important finding that has emerged is the importance of the healthcare staff. It seems that the care staff's actions have a significant role in the patient's experience of the care environment and in the patient's recovery process.

The objective of this project is to challenge the traditional interior design of gynaecologist clinics and develop a fresh and innovative concept that enhances the overall experience for patients. By utilising colour, material, and form, this interior concept aims to transform the perception of healthcare facilities, ultimately improving the well-being and comfort of patients during gynaecological visits. To exemplify a different, more welcoming and safe environment, my experiments have involved using colour, material and form, as well as purpose designed chairs for the waiting room as well as the examination rooms, respectively. Besides this I have explored distractive elements during the patients’ examination. The design process for this project involved conducting qualitative research and studying existing gynaecologist clinic designs, patient experiences, and current trends in healthcare environments. Valuable insights has been gathered through interviews with healthcare professionals and patients, which helped identify areas for potential improvement. Additionally, the project explored the use of innovative design techniques, materials, and spatial configurations that foster a sense of privacy, and well- being. The design process also involves the development of design sketches and digital visualisations to aid in the visualisation and refinement of the interior concept. By utilising all design elements, the concept aims to create a health-promoting experience that ensures a safe, pleasant, and welcoming environment for both patients and staff.

Os atuais serviços de saúde tornaram-se ambientes complexos e vulneráveis, fazendo-nos repensar acerca da necessidade de simplificar os processos de trabalho de modo a torná-los mais éticos e seguros. Os objetivos do estudo foram analisar o sistema de medicação e os processos de preparo e de administração de medicamentos de uma UTI, à luz da abordagem restaurativa em saúde. Tratou-se de pesquisa multimétodos, com delineamento embutido, a qual aplicou técnicas de coleta de dados embasadas na perspectiva sócio-ecológica: grupos focais, narração fotográfica e foto elicitation. A pesquisa foi realizada em uma UTI de um hospital geral do interior paulista e envolveu a participação de 23 profissionais da enfermagem e um médico intensivista. A investigação ocorreu em quatro fases. Na primeira, grupos focais foram formados com o objetivo de fazer emergir as opiniões dos participantes em relação aos aspectos de segurança, bem como identificar situações no ambiente e nos processos de trabalho que poderiam comprometer a segurança do paciente no preparo e na administração de medicamentos. Na segunda, a pesquisadora, junto à gerente de enfermagem, realizou narrativas visuais com os propósitos de refletir sobre o ambiente assistencial onde os medicamentos são preparados e administrados, de observar condições passadas e de identificar possibilidades de melhorias futuras, no que diz respeito aos aspectos de segurança. Na terceira fase, as imagens foram expostas ao segundo grupo focal com a finalidade de identificar potenciais mudanças a serem implantadas no sistema de medicação, bem como nos processos, nas práticas, nas políticas e no ambiente de trabalho da UTI. Na quarta, novos registros fotográficos foram feitos com o propósito de captar as mudanças ocorridas no sistema de medicação e no ambiente assistencial da UTI, por meio da comparação destes com as fotografias obtidas durante a segunda fase da pesquisa. A coleta e a análise dos dados ocorreram de maneira interativa em todas as fases da investigação, segundo a orientação teórica da abordagem restaurativa em saúde. Os achados auxiliaram na compreensão das barreiras e das medidas facilitadoras voltadas para a segurança no preparo e na administração de medicamentos, a partir da obtenção de seis temas: Identificando o ambiente assistencial como contribuinte para a segurança no preparo e na administração de medicamentos; Identificando riscos no ambiente assistencial; Percebendo o ambiente assistencial como fator de risco para os acidentes ocupacionais; Tendo que conviver com o sentimento de \"impotência\" diante da cultura organizacional vigente; Convivendo com os improvisos no dia-a-dia do trabalho e Vislumbrando possibilidades de mudanças no ambiente assistencial. A partir da construção conjunta do conhecimento entre pesquisadora e pesquisados, os resultados forneceram subsídios para pesquisas futuras e revelaram que os problemas existentes no sistema interferem na segurança, tanto do paciente como do profissional, devendo a instituição rever a forma de gerenciar os riscos existentes no ambiente assistencial. / The current health services have become vulnerable and complex environments. This has made us rethink about the need of simplifying the work processes so that they are more ethical and safer. The goals of the study were the analysis of the medication system and the processes of preparing and administering the medications at an ICU, in the light of the restorative approach in healthcare. It was a multi-method research, with an embedded delineation, which applied collecting techniques of data having a social ecological perspective: focus groups, photo narration and photo elicitation. The research was performed at an ICU of a general hospital in a city in the São Paulo state and it involved the participation of 23 nursing professionals and an intensivist physician. The investigation occurred in four phases. First, focus groups were formed with the goal of getting the participants\' opinions related to the safety aspects to emerge, as well as identifying situations in the work environment and in the processes that could compromise the patient\'s safety in the preparation and in the administration of medications. Next, the researcher, along with the nursing manager, performed several visual narratives with the purpose of reflecting about the healthcare environment where the medications are prepared and administrated, observing past conditions and identifying possibilities of future improvements, when it comes to the safety aspects. After that, the images were exposed to the second focus group with the aim to identify potential changes to be implemented in the medication system, as well as in the processes, in the practices, in the politics and in the workplace environment at the ICU. At the last phase, new photographic registrations were done with the aim to get the changes occurred in the medication system and in the care environment at the ICU, by comparing these ones with the pictures obtained during the second phase of the research. Collecting and analyzing data was performed in an interactive way at all the phases of the investigation, according to the theoretical orientations of the restorative approach in healthcare. The findings helped in understanding the barriers and the facilitating measures directed to the safety in the preparation and administration of medications, after obtaining six themes: Identifying the healthcare environment as a contributor for the safety in the preparation and administration of medications; Identifying risks in the healthcare environment; Realizing the healthcare environment as a risk factor for the occupational accidents; Having to live with an \"impotence\" feeling before the current organizational culture; Living with the everyday workarounds; and Envisioning possible changes in the healthcare environment. From the joint construction of the knowledge among the researcher and the investigated ones, the results provided subsidies for future investigations and revealed that the problems in the system interfere in the safety, both the patient and the professional, having the institution a necessity to revise the way it manages the risks in the healthcare environment.

Para determinar o desempenho cognitivo de médicos residentes de Anestesiologia relacionado a características afetivo-motivacionais, 60 residentes completaram, com intervalos de 6 meses, questionários sobre Qualidade de Vida, Ambiente Educacional, Estratégias de Ensino e Aprendizado e um teste de progresso. Análises de conglomerados classificaram os residentes de acordo com as variáveis afetivo-motivacionais e cognitivas. Grupos resultando de combinações dos conglomerados foram obtidos. Gráficos de progresso cognitivo foram obtidos pelo cálculo de médias móveis exponencialmente ponderadas. Somente os grupos com perfil afetivo-motivacional mais positivo demonstraram ganho significativo de conhecimento / To determine residents' cognitive achievements related to differential characteristics in affective-motivational variables, 60 anesthesia residents completed at four 6-month intervals World Health Organization Quality of Life Inventory, the Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure, the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory, and a Rasch modeled progress test. Cluster analyses classified residents according to affective-motivational and cognitive measures. Groups resulting from combinations of clusters were obtained. Exponentially weighted moving average charts assessed cognitive progress. Only groups exhibiting more positive affective-motivational profiles demonstrated significant knowledge-gain

Para garantir a segurança dos pacientes e os resultados de qualidade da assistência faz-se necessário investir na melhoria da prática assistencial de enfermagem, uma vez que essa pode ser influenciada diretamente pela gestão organizacional. Um ambiente de trabalho favorável deve levar em consideração vários fatores, entre os quais, a complexidade dos pacientes, carga de trabalho e composição qualiquantitativa dos profissionais de enfermagem. A identificação de fatores individuais e sistêmicos em ambientes de cuidados, particularmente naqueles de alta complexidade, como as Unidades de Terapia Intensiva (UTI), podem beneficiar a prática profissional do enfermeiro e de sua equipe, bem como subsidiar a implantação de ações que contribuam para o alcance de padrões de qualidade nos indicadores relacionados à assistência ao paciente. O objetivo desse estudo foi caracterizar os ambientes de prática profissional, a carga de trabalho e a omissão de cuidados de enfermagem segundo a percepção dos enfermeiros. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo, de corte transversal, realizado em três UTI\'s de grande porte de uma cidade do interior do Estado de São Paulo. A população foi constituída pelos enfermeiros lotados nessas unidades, envolvidos na assistência direta ao paciente, com tempo de experiência profissional na instituição superior a três meses e presentes na unidade no período de realização do estudo entre dezembro de 2017 a março de 2018. A coleta de dados foi feita por meio da aplicação dos instrumentos autoaplicáveis de caracterização pessoal e profissional, do PRACTICE ENVIRONMENT SCALE (PES) - versão brasileira e do MISSCARE-BRASIL. Utilizou-se estatística descritiva para análise e tratamento dos dados e os testes de Wilcoxon e exato de Fischer para testar associação entre variáveis. Participaram do estudo 29 enfermeiros, sendo a maioria do sexo feminino, com média de 35,5 anos de idade, 8,6 anos na função e 4,5 anos de experiência em terapia intensiva. A carga horária semanal desses profissionais foi em média de 34,4 horas, tendo trabalhado ainda 36,4 horas extras, em média, nos últimos 3 meses. A carga de trabalho medida pelo NAS variou de 64,76 a 89,98 pontos e tempo de assistência requerida pelos pacientes foi de 15,5 a 21,5 horas. Em relação ao ambiente de trabalho, as UTI\'s 1 e 3 foram consideradas ambientes mistos e a UTI 2, ambiente favorável a prática profissional, com melhores pontuações nas subescalas \"Relações colegiais entre médicos e enfermeiros\" nas UTI\'s 1 e 3 e \"Habilidade, liderança e suporte dos coordenadores/supervisores de enfermagem aos enfermeiros/equipe de enfermagem\" na UTI 2. No tocante a omissão de cuidados de enfermagem segundo a percepção dos enfermeiros participantes, aquele mais relatado nas três unidades foi \"Deambulação três vezes ao dia ou conforme prescrito\", sendo que o motivo \"Número inadequado de pessoal\" predominou nas UTI\'s 1 e 3. As maiores razões para a não realização de cuidados estiveram relacionadas aos recursos de \"Gerenciamento e liderança\" na UTI 1 e \"Recursos Laborais\" nas UTI 2 e 3. Os resultados relativos aos testes de associação evidenciaram que apenas a relação de pacientes atendidos por turno se mostrou estatisticamente significante ao ambiente de trabalho. Entretanto, os enfermeiros do ambiente favorável não relataram intenção de deixar o cargo, estando mais satisfeitos com o trabalho em equipe e em ser enfermeiro da sua unidade. O estudo possibilitou identificar elementos do ambiente de trabalho em terapia intensiva favoráveis à prática profissional e os pontos de enfrentamento passíveis de mudanças que demandam uma análise criteriosa por parte dos gestores de enfermagem, a fim de garantir o desenvolvimento de uma assistência com qualidade e segurança / In order to ensure patient safety and quality of care results, it is necessary to invest on improvements in nursing care practice, which can be directly influenced by management. To achieve a favorable work environment a few factor should be taken into account, such as patient complexity, workload, and qualitative and quantitative composition of nursing professionals. The identification of individual and systemic factors in care environments, particularly in those with high complexity, such as Intensive Care Units (ICU\'s), can benefit the professional practice of the nurses and their staff, as well as subsidize the implementation of actions that contribute to the achievement of quality standards in the indicators related to patient care. The objective of this study was to characterize the professional practice environments, the workload, and the omission of nursing care according to the nurses\' perception. This is a cross-sectional descriptive study performed in three large ICU\'s of a city in the interior of the State of São Paulo, Brazil. The population was composed of nurses filled in these units, involved in direct patient care, with professional experience in the institution over three months, and present at the unit during the study period between December 2017 to March 2018. The data collection was done through the application of the personal and professional self-applying tools of PRACTICE ENVIRONMENT SCALE (PES) - Brazilian version and MISSCARE-BRASIL. Descriptive statistics were used for data analysis and treatment, and the Wilcoxon and Fischer exact tests were used to test association between variables. Twenty-nine nurses participated in the study, the majority being female, with a mean 35.5 years of age, 8.6 years in function, and 4.5 years of experience in intensive care. The weekly workload of these professionals averaged 34.4 hours, and they also have worked an extra 36.4 hours on average in the last 3 months. The workload measured by the NAS ranged from 64.76 to 89.98 points, and the care time assistance required by the patients was 15.5 to 21.5 hours. Regarding the work environment, ICU\'s 1 and 3 were considered as mixed environments, and ICU 2 as a favorable environment for professional practice, with better scores in the subscales \"Collegial relations between doctors and nurses\" in ICUs 1 and 3 and \"Ability, leadership and support of coordinators / supervisors to the nurses / nursing team\" in the ICU 2. Regarding the omission of nursing care according to the perception of the nurses, the one most reported in the three units was \"Ambulation three times a day or as prescribed\", with the reason \"Inadequate number of personnel\" predominant in ICU\'s 1 and 3. The major reasons for not performing care were related to the \"Management and leadership\" resources in ICU 1 and \"Labor Resources\" in the ICU\'s 2 and 3. The results related to the association tests showed that only the \'\'ratio of patients seen per shift\'\' was statistically significant to the work environment. However, the nurses of the favorable environment did not report intention to leave the position, being more satisfied with teamwork and being a nurse in their unit. The study made it possible to identify elements of the work environment in intensive care favorable to professional practice and the points of confrontation that can be changed, which require a careful analysis by the nursing managers, in order to ensure the development of patient safety and quality of assistance

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-19T17:47:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 LUCINEY DE JESUS COSTA DA SILVA.pdf: 6645314 bytes, checksum: 3d91615a0277177575c6f214c062e6b8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-12-17 / It is analyzed the relation health and environment in the urban space of the Raposa (MA) borough, beginning for the discussion of some environmental problems of general and specific character. It is done a bibliography analysis about the interaction human and environmental, discussing the environmental quality and environmental degradation; about the relation health and society, where it is accosted also the environmental health and the life quality. This analysis lectures about the source and creation of Raposa borough, besides the physiographic aspects. It is Studied the relation between environmental condition of the urban solo and the life quality. The socioeconomic situation is diagnosed, as the urban infrastructure, population s composition and economic situation; environmental situation, how the degradation, the environmental insanitariness and the water s quality consumed trough microbiological analysis; the sanitary situation, how the Health s Family Program performance and the official sanitary statistics of Raposa borough. / Analisa-se a relação saúde e ambiente no espaço urbano do município de Raposa, MA, a começar pela discussão de alguns problemas ambientais de ordem geral e também específicos. Faz-se uma análise bibliográfica sobre a interação homem e ambiente, discutindo a degradação ambiental e a qualidade ambiental; e sobre a relação sociedade e saúde, onde aborda-se também a saúde ambiental e a qualidade de vida. Disserta-se a respeito da origem e criação do município de Raposa, além dos aspectos geoambientais. Estuda-se a relação existente entre o estado ambiental do solo urbano e a qualidade de vida. Diagnostica-se a situação socioeconômica, como infra-estrutura urbana, composição populacional e situação econômica; a situação ambiental, como a degradação, a insalubridade ambiental, e a qualidade da água consumida por meio de análise microbiológica; a situação sanitária, como a atuação do Programa Saúde da Família e as estatísticas sanitárias oficiais do município de Raposa.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-19T17:47:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DISSERTACAO ADELY.pdf: 1034819 bytes, checksum: 8ed98dfb59a06d74cb163dacd96b4914 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-03-06 / The research had as main objective carry out a integrative review of the literature about of Recyclable Materials Collectors, encompassing the issue of solid waste, as well as questions about health and working environment of collectors. The presente study deals a literature review, carried out by means bibliographic research in the relevant literatures subject, published in databases indexed reliable systems: Cumalative Index Medicus (MEDLINE), Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), Latin American and Caribbean in the Health Sciences (LILACS) and Integrated Building Environmental Communications System (IBECS). Once reading the collected material, we proceeded to critical analysis and interpretation of the data, exposing the results through the preparation of topics, each of which composes of an item literature review, namely: Solids Residues: historical review and tendencies; Collectors of Recyclable materials: the origin to current days and Recyclable Materials Collectors: questions about health and working environment. Exposing questions about these items solid residues, the involvement of the collector of recyclable material in this context as well as the situations of social exclusion and precariousness of labor which they face. Being subject to many occupational hazards in their workplace, the landfill without any rights labor or social security while informal worker. It is concluded that public policies for solid residues, the collectors should always include in their context. Since is urgent to taking measures to improving the quality of life of this group of workers who live of the job with residues, exposing themselves to innumerable illnesses and risks arising from this occupation. / A pesquisa teve como objetivo principal proceder a uma revisão integrativa da literatura acerca de Catadores de Materiais Recicláveis, englobando a problemática dos resíduos sólidos, bem como as questões sobre saúde e ambiente de trabalho dos catadores. O presente estudo trata-se de uma revisão de literatura, realizado por meio de pesquisa bibliográfica em literaturas pertinente ao tema, publicadas em bases de dados confiáveis dos sistemas indexados: Cumalative Index Medicus (MEDLINE), Scientific Eletronic Library Online (SciELO), Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS) e Integrated Building Environmental Communications System (IBECS). Após leitura do material levantado, procedeu-se à interpretação e análise crítica dos dados, expondo-se os resultados através da confecção de tópicos, sendo que cada um compõe um item da revisão de literatura, a saber: Resíduos Sólidos: revisão histórica e tendências; Catadores de Materiais Recicláveis: da origem aos dias atuais e Catadores de Materiais Recicláveis: questões acerca de saúde e ambiente de trabalho. Expondo nesses itens questões sobre resíduos sólidos, a participação do catador de material reciclável nesse contexto, assim como as situações de exclusão social e precarização do trabalho às quais os mesmos enfrentam. Estando sujeitos a diversos riscos ocupacionais em seu ambiente de trabalho, o lixão, sem quaisquer direitos trabalhista ou previdenciário enquanto trabalhador informal. Conclui-se que políticas públicas para resíduos sólidos, devem sempre incluir os catadores em seu contexto. Pois se faz urgente a tomada de medidas para melhoria da qualidade de vida desse grupo de trabalhadores que vive do trabalho com resíduos, expondo-se a inúmeros riscos e doenças advindas dessa ocupação.