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- Title
ACONDICIONAMENTO DOS RESÍDUOS SÓLIDOS DOS SERVIÇOS DE SAÚDE NAS UNIDADES BÁSICAS DE SAÚDE (UBS) DO MUNICÍPIO DE CAICÓ/RN.
- Authors
dos Santos, Theônia Raquel; Fernandes de Medeiros Rocha, Erika Maria; de Medeiros Rocha, Renato; Alves Portela, Regilene
- Abstract
The inadequate management of health care solid wastes (HCSW) has become a serious issue faced by society, since it represents risks to health and to environment, especially when the final destination of this waste is inappropriate. Given this, this study aimed to analyze the packaging of solid wastes from health services at a BHU in the municipality of Caicó, State of Rio Grande do Norte, but specifically to discuss the appropriate packaging of HCSW, according to the current legislation and literature in the area, in addition to describe and to discuss the form of packaging of solid wastes in health units of the municipality. The research consisted of a descriptive exploratory study with a qualitative approach, based on semi-structured interviews applied to 13 assistants of general services and 13 practical nurses from units of the urban area. Besides interviews we conducted observations in the health BHU. Was employed the content analysis and the results obtained pointed out that basic health units had no waste management plan, with gaps in the packaging and in all other steps of the process recommended by the resolution of the National Environmental Council of Brazil (CONAMA) and by technical standards of the Brazilian Association of Technical Standards (ABNT).
- Subjects
HEALTH care industry; SOLID waste; ENVIRONMENTAL education; PACKAGING research; BIODIVERSITY research
- Publication
Hygeia: Revista Brasileira de Geografia Médica e da Saúde, 2014, Vol 10, Issue 18, p46
- ISSN
1980-1726
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14393/hygeia1022957