Social responsibility and health of the environment perceived by users of a certain district municipality

Abstract

Social responsibility and health of the environment is part of the management policies of governments around the world. The constant degradation of biodiversity increasingly aggravates the health of the population. Under this vision, the objective of the article was to determine the relationship between social responsibility and environmental health perceived by users of a certain District Municipality, as well as the dimensions of quality of life, commitment to the community, waste collection and waste use. It is applied research, with a correlational and transactional design. The study sample was 80 users from the Chilca District Municipality, selected with a non-probabilistic technique, the instrument used was the survey. The results were validated through the Kendall tau b correlation coefficient of τ = 0.657 and a 99% confidence level, and the hypothesis was demonstrated by Z ≥ 2.58 with a bilateral significance of p < 0.01. It is concluded that the relationship between the two variables is moderate; however, adequate strategies must be promoted in the population to achieve awareness and commitment of municipal authorities, so that they comply with environmental health management policies.

Keywords

• social responsibility; environmental health; quality of life; use of solid waste; commitment to the community.