O percurso da saúde pública no Brasil: do empirismo à promoção da saúde

Abstract

The book initially addresses the historical aspect of public health policies in Brazil, from the colonial period to contemporary times. With this description on a timeline, the text reaches the moment when the Unified Health System (SUS) was created and, then, a description is made of the main characteristics of this system, as well as the regulations that regulate it. Then, notes are made on the different models of health care, from the classics to the proposal of health promotion. At this point, the text addresses the national health promotion policy and its nuances related to the regulatory and defining elements of actions linked to the well-being of the population, in a broader conception of health and quality of life. Finally, the modern perspective of health surveillance is presented, relating it to public policies aimed at health promotion and with some practical elements of the daily life of Brazilian public health, developed with the aim of offering interventions related to the determinants and conditions of health. human.