Construction and analysis of indicators related to socio-environmental health in a worker cooperative

Abstract

This article reports on the creation of indicators that support the analysis and subsequent communication of those social, environmental and health characteristics that constitute situations of vulnerability of the people who work in a worker cooperative, which is mainly responsible for the classification of waste, as well as the care of public spaces in the town of Villa María, Córdoba, Argentina. An interdisciplinary team from the National University of Villa Maria, made up of health, social and environmental science professionals, participated in the construction of the data collection instruments. Fact-based knowledge, transdisciplinarity, community participation, environmental and gender justice are the key elements of the framework on which the four main properties that characterize socio-environmental vulnerability are based: exposure, susceptibility, preparedness, and responsiveness. The design of 6 categories of analysis was achieved that cover topics such as: perception of health and self-care, general health status, home and work sanitation, full and effective participation under equal conditions and recognition of the value of their role as caregivers, with a gender focus and anchored to the territory. This project has the approval of the Ethics Committee of the National Hospital of Clinics (HNC) located in the city of Córdoba.