Nursing and environmental health: possibilities of action for health promotion

This qualitative study aimed at understanding the meanings of participation of the members of the Sub Watershed Committee of the Salgado River, CE, Brazil, subsidizing the health promotion for a sustainable environment as regards water resources; reflecting on the interface between nursing and environment focusing on the component water. The subjects were 18 representatives of the committee. Information were collected through interviews, analyzed by a collective subject's discourse. The understanding of participation by the subjects were summarized in speech synthesis: participation involves social awareness, information, communication in search of solutions that represent the community. The interface of nursing on the committee is presented as a possibility for extension of its object to incorporate the environment in the actions of health promotion.