PERCEPÇÃO DOS MORADORES SOBRE OS IMPACTOS DO LIXO NA SAÚDE PÚBLICA, GUANAMBI- BA

The study aimed to understand the perception of the community guanambiense about the impacts of garbage for health. The research had a qualitative exploratory approach, conducted through individual interviews with 25 participants from Guanambi-BA. The data were organized, identified, transcribed and analyzed for further analysis, divided into two categories: Knowledge of the population about garbage collection in the living territory, and the consequences of garbage accumulation for public health. Among the research findings, it was noted that the interviewed population reports doubts about the city's garbage collection process. It is worth noting that the population realizes that open-air garbage implies diseases, but they do not identify the care needed to minimize and prevent this process. Given this, there is a need to formulate and strengthen public policies of a municipal nature for the collection, disposal and education of the population regarding the risks of waste and its repercussions for public healt.