Introduction:

The imbalanced relationship between man and the environment can lead to environmental degradation and, consequently, to strong impacts on human health.

Objective:

To understand the meaning about the socio-environmental issues related to the lifestyle and integral health from the perspective of the riverside communities.

Methods:

Qualitative study based on the grounded theory based on data, a theoretical reference that includes symbolic interactionism. The survey had a group of samples with 24 respondents. The data were collected using the semi-structured interview and asystematic observation. They were analyzed in the light of the procedures appropriate to the method; namely, open coding, axial coding, and integration.

Results:

Two categories emerged: positively relating socio-environmental issues to lifestyle and negatively impacting socio-environmental relationships with overall health.

Conclusion:

Socio-environmental repercussions in the lifestyle and overall health can be configured in a positive or negative way, depending on the meaning attributed to the phenomenon by the riverside individual, given the uniqueness of human actions.

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