A saúde humana e a Amazônia no século XXI

Reflexões Sobre Os Objetivos Do Milênio

Bibliographic Data

ID4153067
AuthorsHilton Silva
Year2006
Volume9
Issue1
Publication date2006-06-25
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueNovos Cadernos NAEA (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1516-6481 • E-ISSN: 2179-7536
PublisherUniversidade Federal do Para (PUBLISHER • BR)
DOI10.5801/ncn.v9i1.58
OpenAlexW2068728036
LanguagePT
Citations received3

The Amazon region is known for its vastness and complex ecosystem. Nevertheless, this area is also the habitat of a considerable human contingent. Even though a large part of this population is concentrated in the urban areas, millions of people also live in the rural areas. These populations include several indigenous groups, traditional populations such as the caboclos and the quilombolas, and recent immigrants from several parts of Brazil. However, little is still known about these groups and even less about their health and environmental sanitation situation. This article provides an overview of some of the major challenges to the health of the Amazon populations and presents examples of the precarious situation of some rural groups. It is shown that in this region it will not be possible to reach the Millenium Objectives in the currently proposed timeframe, and some proposals for public policies in the areas of health and the environment are presented which, if implemented, will improve the health of the Amazonian populations and help to simultaneously promote environmental protection

Amazon rainforest · Amazonian · Biology · Economics · Environmental health · Environmental planning · Environmental protection · Geography · Indigenous · Political science · Population · Rural area · Sanitation · Welfare economics · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Engineering · Indigenous Health and Education · Medicine · Ecology · Environmental Engineering

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