Fatores ambientais que geram risco à saúde pública no município de capão do leão/rs

The existence of adequate sanitation is an essential requirement for the protection of human health, as well as critical to environmental protection measure. In Brazil the diseases resulting from lack or inadequacy of sanitation, especially in poor areas, have compounded the epidemiological picture. In Rio Grande do Sul, from the 496 cities, only 41% have sewage disposal system, and a smaller slice still treats collected sewage: 15 % . In this context lies the city of Capao do Leao, where the supply of potable water is provided by a state company and sewage is collected in mixed network without final treatment. This study is justified as a management tool in helping to build a healthy environment in the city of Capao do Leao, and aimed to survey the diseases related to environmental factors that affected the population of Capao do Leao in the years 2010, 2011 and 2012, as well as to give an overview of the current status of environmental sanitation in the city and diagnose the main environmental factors that can cause health problems to the local people. Through the analysis of the data obtained, it is concluded that the population of Capao do Leao is mainly exposed to zoonosis, excreta-related diseases and diseases via fecal-oral transmission. We found that, like in most cities, in Capao do Leao environmental sanitation is still far from ideal, as it lacks infrastructure items for the prevention of diseases related to environmental factors. The Local Sanitation Plan has been structured, which must contribute to advances in environmental sanitation in the coming years.