Objectives of Sustainable Development and Conditions of Health Risk Areas

Abstract

The paper analyses the relationship between sustainable development and health conditions in hazardous areas. Therefore, we conducted a survey in Bissau, capital of Guinea-Bissau, Africa. The main methodological procedures were the Disease Occurrence Index (DOI), Access Index Health Services (AIHS) and Sanitation Index (SI), which allowed the quantitative analysis of the relationship between health and sanitation with regard to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The main results showed that the targets of Goal 3 - Sustainable Development, Health and Welfare - are threatened due to lack of sanitation infrastructure, low education and low income. In hazardous areas, as studied in the article, health demands permeate several SDG.

Contributions from the Brazilian industrial sector to sustainable development

“…In general, the respondents believed that most of the actions developed by Brazilian industry are in the transition between simple and sporadic actions (taken irregularly and without planning) and planned and regular actions, but with ample opportunities for improvement. Given this scenario, Djonú et al (2018) highlight the importance of coherent action by the industrial sector in order to achieve sustainable goals. Kuzma et al (2017) corroborate this view and highlight the importance of sustainable development in organizations.…”

Práticas sustentáveis como ações para promoção da saúde do adolescente

“…In this perspective, health becomes an indicator of the progress of nations in reaching sustainable development 27 ; however promoting health at all ages inserts benefits that extend across generations. Thus, SDG 3 brings the recognition of being a key element for human development, with vast and multidimensional social determinants for groups in conditions vulnerable to health 7 .…”

Healthy housing, sustainable city and interlocution between science and society

“…Outra publicação em que a análise da relação saúde e ambiente é proposta a partir de um olhar integrado para os Objetivos do Desenvolvimento Sustentável é a de Djonú et al (2018). Para os autores, embora os 17 ODS sejam integrados, indivisíveis e equilibrados nas dimensões ambiental, econômica, social e institucional, o ODS 3, relacionado à saúde, apresenta-se de maneira relevante e conectado mais diretamente com problemáticas associadas a: erradicação da pobreza (ODS 1), segurança alimentar (ODS 2), saneamento básico (ODS 6) e redução das desigualdades (ODS 10).…”