Casa da Música hosts presentations of research from Bahiana about health and the environment

The House of Music, in the Abaeté Metropolitan Park, in Itapuã, hosted, on May 21st, an extramural academic activity with the presentation of two final course projects developed by Biomedicine students from the university. Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde PúblicaThe initiative brought together teachers, researchers, students, and the general public to discuss health education and environmental preservation.

The works were presented by undergraduate students Miquéias Santos de Jesus Silva and João Gabriel Pereira, under the guidance of Professor Sidney Santana, PhD, a faculty member of the institution. BahianaMiquéias presented the research “DEVERAS – Dunes, Education, Green Areas and Health: Analysis of the Socio-environmental Perceptions of Visitors to the Parque das Dunas, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil”, which highlights the importance of green areas for promoting health and discusses the concept of “One Health”, integrating environmental, animal and human health.

In turn, João Gabriel Pereira presented the study “Environmental Vulnerability in Urban Areas: Analysis of the Bathing Suitability of Abaeté Lagoon in the Face of Anthropogenic Impacts,” which points to concerns related to the environmental conditions of Abaeté Lagoon and reinforces the need for attention from the competent authorities. The event was coordinated by Professor Dr. Gabriel Andrade Nonato Queiroz and included the participation of faculty members from [institution name]. Bahiana Artur Gomes Dias Lima, Edson Ruy da Silva Felix, and Suzana Ramos Ferrer served on the evaluation panels, along with members of the Biomedicine PET program, the Research and Innovation Center (NUPI-EBMSP), and the external community. The initiative reinforced the connection between science, the community, and cultural spaces, expanding the dialogue on public health and environmental preservation.