Clima urbano e sua influência na saúde pública de Aracaju

In antiquity, there was concern about noxious microorganisms disseminated with the aid of fluid media such as water and air, which compromised the health of city dwellers in urban areas due to lack of adequate basic sanitation. Nowadays, in addition to continuing this type of situation that has lasted for centuries, there is still the issue of high temperatures caused by the lack of sustainable awareness regarding means that ameliorate the exposure of solar radiation, as well as the concentration of pollutants In the atmosphere of cities emitted by industries and vehicles. Anthropogenic interventions modify the natural environment by replacing the soil cover with waterproof artificial layers to give rise to the construction of cities altering the local atmosphere of any urban agglomerate, besides stimulating the appearance of phenomena such as islands of heat and thermal inversion. This scenario has been the stage for cardiovascular, infectious and respiratory diseases to be the protagonists, affecting society in general. In this context, the research aimed to analyze cardio-respiratory diseases in the urban space of Aracaju due to local climatic interferences from 2006 to 2015. The methodology adopted was based on the model of Rhythmic Analysis developed by Monteiro (1976) with the purpose to relate climatic factors and diseases. In order to reach the proposed objectives, INMET collected data on the climate and analyzed 23,000 patient records (pneumonia, asthma, cardiac arrhythmia, heart failure and myocardial infarction) at the University Hospital - HU-UFS. The results showed that the number of cases of cardiovascular diseases was concentrated in the hottest months of the year influenced by the urban climate, while the respiratory events were more expressive in the fall season due to cold fronts. In terms of spatialization of diseases, the neighborhoods of the north of the capital were the most affected by both pathologies. Thus, in the face of an increasing number of these diseases, improvements in basic ...