Avaliação das condições de habitação e saneamento: a importância da visita domiciliar no contexto do Programa de Saúde da Família

摘要: Knowledge of health-related environmental conditions - such as basic sanitation and housing are singular importance for establishing measures designed to upgrade the quality life at individual, family community levels. Through home visits, this paper evaluates families enrolled in Family Health Program (FHP) Teixeiras, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, including their conditions. A transverse observational study, its semi-structured questionnaire was applied 10% (n=364) Program. The net water supply coverage reached 83% homes urban areas 11.7% rural areas. public final disposal point used 82.2% dwellings 10.9% homes. Home visits offer inside glimpses into lives beneficiaries Program, particularly view unequal distribution infrastructure between areas, constituting an important tool Strategy, by helping identify key factors health x disease processes noted settings within which these live, paving way better through Education.