Specialists from the General Coordination of Environmental Health Monitoring (CGVAM) and the Technical Reference Center for Occupational Health (Cerest) were present at the Office of the Public Defender of the State of Alagoas, in the municipality of Arapiraca, on Wednesday (29), to address the strengthening of health surveillance measures for populations exposed to pesticides (VSPEA). .
Health surveillance of populations exposed to pesticides is a program of the Ministry of Health consisting of a group of technicians including specialists from the fields of health (environmental health surveillance, health surveillance, epidemiology, health care, primary care), environment, education and agriculture.
Representatives from the Ministry of Health attended the meeting to meet working groups from priority municipalities, with the aim of encouraging discussions and proposals to enhance local activities.
General Coordinator of Environmental Health Monitoring, Andrea Eufrazio, spoke about the importance of this meeting. “It was a moment to showcase the evolution of the implementation of VSPEA, which aims to mitigate the health risks of populations exposed to pesticides,” he explained.
The event was attended by the Director of Environmental Monitoring, Andrea Eufrasio; environmental technician Celine Oliveira; Biologist Marcia Correa; General Coordinator of Cerest Maceió, Stefan Melo; nursing technician Daniela Nascimento; Social worker Renata Dantas and primary care nurse Amaury dos Santos.
About VSPEA
VSPEA seeks to enhance the quality of life and reduce, combat or eliminate vulnerability and health risks of populations exposed or potentially exposed to pesticides, by adopting measures for injury and disease prevention, health promotion, surveillance and assistance as an integral part of health.
Various studies indicate that pesticides are one of the most important risk factors for human health, whether because of the damage they cause to the health of residents and workers in particular, or because of the damage they cause to the environment.
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