CLIMA E SAÚDE EM TRÊS LAGOAS: CORRELAÇÃO ENTRE ONDAS DE CALOR E INTERNAÇÕES POR DOENÇAS QUE ATINGEM OS APARELHOS RESPIRATÓRIOS E CIRCULATÓRIOS

Abstract

This research presents the relationship between meteorological conditions and hospitalizations due to diseases affecting the circulatory and respiratory systems for Três Lagoas in 2023, and also brings reflections on the environmental quality of the city's health territories through the analysis of vegetation cover through NDVI indices. The objective is to identify the seasonality of hospitalizations and whether there is a correlation between these data and the different types of weather. The procedures used were the collection of data regarding the daily variability of maximum and minimum temperatures, relative humidity, monthly accumulated rainfall, the number of days without rain in each month, in addition to the occurrence of cold and/or heat waves. These data were correlated with the number of hospitalizations. NDVI data from the UBS's were also collected for the autumn and spring periods. A correlation was identified between hospitalizations and meteorological variables, mainly minimum temperatures, low humidity and days without rain.