Urban noise assessment in hospitals: measurements and mapping in the context of the city of Sorocaba, Brazil.

Noise pollution has become a public health problem in several countries worldwide. Noise maps are tools used in many cities, mainly on the European continent. In other regions, they are used in smaller areas, and few studies focus on hospital areas, considered noise-sensitive zones.

Application of spatial environmental indicators in the assessment of degradation potential of water resources in water basins.

Changes in land use have been occurring in a continuous and disorderly way in recent decades due to rapid population growth and the growing demand for food. These constant changes result in a series of harmful effects to the environment, especially to water resources, significantly changing their availability and quality. This study aims to evaluate the degradation potential of watersheds through an evaluation of some environmental indicators using arithmetic means to construct an index called in this research "index of potential environmental degradation" (IPED).

Environmental noise in hospitals: a systematic review.

Environmental noise has been growing in recent years, causing numerous health problems. Highly sensitive environments such as hospitals deserve special attention, since noise can aggravate patients' health issues and impair the performance of healthcare professionals. This work consists of a systematic review of scientific articles describing environmental noise measurements taken in hospitals between the years 2015 and 2020.

Urbanization of Brazilian spotted fever in a municipality of the southeastern region: epidemiology and spatial distribution.

Introduction: Brazilian spotted fever is an emerging zoonosis notified mainly in the Southeast of Brazil, especially due to its high level of lethality.

Objective: To analyze the epidemiological and spatial pattern of the disease in the municipality of Valinhos (106,793 inhabitants), São Paulo, Southeastern region of Brazil, in the period between 2001 and 2012.

Methods: All laboratory-confirmed cases with likely site of infection in the city (n = 49) notified in the Brazilian Case Registry Database were studied.

[Analysis of the relation between the spatial distribution of morbidities due to obesity and hypertension for the State of São Paulo, Brazil, from 2000 to 2010].

The increased prevalence of obesity in many countries in the last decade has resulted in increased morbidity and mortality from hypertension and associated complications. The objective of this work is to analyze the spatial distribution of obesity and hypertension in the state of São Paulo in the period from 2000 to 2010, based on hospital records and admissions from the Hospital Information System of the Unified Health System (HIS - SUS). Coefficients were used for the prevalence of the disease in each municipality averaged out by the empirical Bayesian method, enabling visualization of the spatial pattern of these morbidities in the state.