HGT carries out actions in homage to World Environment Day with students and health professionals
The action brought together more than 100 participants, including students, education professionals, and collaborators from the General Hospital of Tailândia
The General Hospital of Tailândia (HGT), through its Sustainability Commission, promoted a mobilization on this Thursday (5) in homage to World Environment Day. The action brought together more than 100 participants, including students, education professionals, and hospital collaborators, in a day dedicated to awareness, learning, and sustainable practices in the school and hospital unit.
In the morning, the action took place at the municipal public school Maria do Socorro Ricarte Lopes (MSRL), where the Sustainability Commission has been developing, since the beginning of May, the project "Little Guardians." This is the second phase of the project, which continues until June 15, focusing on lectures about the correct segregation of recyclable waste and the collection of these materials by students from 6th to 9th grade of elementary school.
During the action at the school, environmental engineer Ana Velame conducted an educational lecture. "The proposal is to reinforce the importance of environmental preservation and the correct separation of waste with our teenagers. We explain to the students that this care starts at home, from the correct disposal of materials to each person's responsibility for the environment they live in."
She also explained that the correct segregation of waste is one of the fundamental pillars of responsible environmental management, with direct impacts on the preservation of natural resources.
"When we promote the proper separation of waste, we avoid soil contamination, contamination of water bodies, and groundwater, minimizing environmental risks and public health risks. Furthermore, this practice allows for the reuse of recyclable materials, reducing the exploitation of new natural resources and contributing to the balance of ecosystems. Awareness and engagement of the community, especially the youth, are essential to consolidate a preventive and sustainable environmental culture," explained Ana Velame.
During the month of May, as part of the environmental project, members of the commission brought trash bins to the educational unit, as one of the actions taken to encourage students and professionals to practice the correct disposal of waste. The students themselves also participated in the creation of the bins for separating the materials generated at school, which will be disposed of properly with the support of the hospital, including expired medications and other specific waste. Still as part of the partnership, HGT participated in the science fair held last Monday (2) at the school unit.
"The partnership with the hospital plays a very important role in the educational process of our students. When we bring these actions into the school, we can strengthen learning, showing in practice how each one can collaborate with the environment. We believe that this joint work will generate results not only within the school but also outside of it," said Marcilene Veloso, director of the educational unit.
The executive director of HGT, Eduardo Pereira, highlighted that the actions represent the beginning of another partnership that seeks to create a permanent bond between the hospital and the community, with the aim of training students to be multipliers of sustainable practices. "Our goal is to create a permanent bond between the hospital and the community, so that they become multipliers of the information and sustainable practices they are learning. The idea is that this seed planted today will bear fruit in the future, so students will have the opportunity to experience social and environmental responsibility in practice and pass this knowledge on to the community," explained the hospital manager.
In the afternoon, the engineer also held a lecture with HGT collaborators. On this occasion, she emphasized the importance of the correct segregation of waste within the hospital environment, considering the risks and impacts associated with the improper disposal of materials, especially in health units.
At the end of the action, the professionals participated in an activity of distributing plant seedlings, as a way to encourage environmental preservation and strengthen the commitment to sustainable practices inside and outside the hospital environment.
About HGT - The General Hospital of Tailândia has 51 beds, including an Intermediate Care Unit (ICU) with nine beds — six for adults and three for pediatrics. The unit serves exclusively through the Unified Health System (SUS), via the Municipal Regulation Center. Urgent and emergency cases are attended to on a spontaneous demand basis or referred by services such as Samu, Fire Department, and Highway Police.
