Environmental racism and health: the pandemic of covid-19 in Piauí, Brazil

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https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-12902022210494pt

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Racism, Public health, Vulnerable populations, Pandemics

Abstract

In the light of the relevance of the impact of the covid-19 pandemic, the present essay establishes as a reflection environmental racism and health in the state of Piauí to contribute to the effective development of information that can serve as guidelines for more effective preventive actions, understanding environmental racism, then, a process related to inequalities, but also in the operation of public policy to define priority groups for the maintenance of their health, in addition to calling into question which strategies should be built to ensure the health of these vulnerable groups. Thus, to break this reality in order to achieve benefits, it would be from the change of attitude of the State and society as a whole.

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Author Biographies

  • Allan Gomes de Lorena, Universidade de São Paulo

    Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina. Departamento de Medicina Preventiva. São Paulo, SP, Brasil.

  • Alessandra Assunção de Sousa, Centro Universitário do Piauí

    Centro Universitário do Piauí. Faculdade de Direito. Teresina, PI, Brasil.

  • Victoria de Araújo Costa Rodrigues, Universidade Estadual do Piauí

    Universidade Estadual do Piauí. Curso de Direito. Picos, PI, Brasil.

  • Elvis Gomes Marques Filho, Universidade Estadual do Piauí

    Universidade Estadual do Piauí. Curso de Direito. Picos, PI, Brasil.

  • Luciano Silva Figueiredo, Universidade Estadual do Piauí

    Universidade Estadual do Piauí. Centro de Ciências da Natureza. Departamento de Ciências Biológicas. Picos, PI, Brasil.

  • Eliana Pereira de Carvalho, Universidade Estadual do Piauí

    Universidade Estadual do Piauí. Centro de Ciências Humanas e Letras. Departamento de Letras. Picos, PI, Brasil.

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Published

2022-05-13

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 2 (2022)

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Lorena, A. G. de, Sousa, A. A. de, Rodrigues, V. de A. C., Marques Filho, E. G., Figueiredo, L. S., & Carvalho, E. P. de. (2022). Environmental racism and health: the pandemic of covid-19 in Piauí, Brazil. Saúde E Sociedade, 31(2), e210494pt. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-12902022210494pt