This study seeks to review the historic trajectory of the national anti-asylum struggle in Brazil. It analyzes some of the movement’s difficulties, realizations and challenges. The theory of social movements is used here as an important analytical ...
Summary In the current controversies about race and racial differences in health, the epidemiology is seen as the holder of authority to confirm or refute the scientific truth of these differences. Pointing out the current discussions about the limi...
This paper echoes recent work by Abrasco1, Gadelha2 and Guimarães3 which emphasize the need for a better integration between health policies and industrial development and innovation policies as the only way to keep in the country the economic...
As part of a case study, having as its object the undergraduate course of Veterinary Medicine at the State University of Santa Catarina (UDESC) in Brazil, freshmen and senior students were interviewed in order to identify their perceptions regarding ...
In this article we analyzed propagated images on the packets of cigarettes, that take part in the strategies from the Ministry of Health to combat the tabagism, available in the Cancer National Institute. These images bring the official speech of spe...
Tuberculosis (TB) continues as one of the main challenges for public health and primary health care. Objective: To analyze hospitalizations for pulmonary TB that occurred in the State of São Paulo in 2004. Methodology: Data were collected rela...
This paper is the result of a bibliographical review which aims to systemize literature references related to conceptions that make up the training and work process of community health agents, within the Community Health Agents Program (PACS) and the...
This article presents a discussion on conceptual and methodological aspects involved in the establishment of a system of indicators for Health and Environment, addressed to support the management of research, education and health services institutes....
