THE IMPORTANCE OF GREEN AREAS IN PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES IN THE TOWN OF MANDAGUARI-PR

  • Nestor Alexandre Perehouskei UEM
  • Bruno Luiz Domingos De Angelis Docente do Programa de Pós-Graduação Mestrado e Doutorado em Geografia UEM
  • João Victor Meza Bravo
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4025/geoinga.v3i1.49153
Keywords: Territory, Health, Urban green areas, Scope, Planning,

Abstract

This essay represents a study on the importance of green areas for public health services in the town of Mandaguari-PR. From studies on the territories covered by the Basic Health Units (BHU), the progress of research on this topic led to an investigation on the embedded potentialities in the territory, such as green areas, which can act as a support for the SUS users’ quality in treatments. This survey, which is investigative, was performed with use of questionnaires in the communities which use 6 of the UBS in Mandaguari, seeking the relations between the green areas and the health services. According to the results, the user population of the services devotes little time during the week to leisure, because people consider themselves as home-loving, or ones who work hard, study or take the time to take care of their family members; in addition, they have few options of green areas in the town, in which the only reference is Parque da Pedreira. However, the population is aware of the importance of contact with the green for the prevention of health, believes in the welfare and quality of life afforded by green public spaces.

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Author Biographies

Nestor Alexandre Perehouskei, UEM
Doutorando em Geografia Ambiental e Regional pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM), como bolsista da Capes. Mestre em Geografia pela UEM. Pós-Graduado em Análise Espacial e Geoprocessamento em Saúde pela Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública/Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (ENSP/Fiocruz). Especialista em Educação de Jovens e Adultos pelas Faculdades Integradas do Vale do Ivaí (UNIVALE).
Bruno Luiz Domingos De Angelis, Docente do Programa de Pós-Graduação Mestrado e Doutorado em Geografia UEM
Docente do Departamento de Agronomia e Pós-Graduação Mestrado em Engenharia Urbana e Mestrado e Doutorado em Geografia Ambiental e Regional - UEM
João Victor Meza Bravo
Mestrando do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Geodésicas da Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), como bolsista do CNPq.
Published
2012-09-06
Issue
Vol 3 No 1 (2011)
Section
Artigos