Arquitetura e promoção da saúde na ambientação de residências unifamiliares para idosos.

The present study is a descriptive in order to provide subsidies on architecture of healthy environments for the implementation of the National Health Policy for the Elderly in Mato Grosso state, more precisely in the city of Cuiabá. Data collection took place at the Health and Housing Secretariat located in the municipality. As part of the research, data were collected online at Department of Informatics of the Brazilian Unified Health System, Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics and official websites of the municipality. The data obtained on the ruling legislation do not cover specific projects for the elderly population, therefore, the capital of the state of Mato Grosso demonstrates that it is not prepared for the growing elderly population in the municipality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]