ISSN: 2642-6250
Authors: de Ulysséa Leal D*
Health surveillance (HS) is defined by Brazilian legislation as a continuous and systematic process of collecting, consolidating, analyzing and disseminating data on health-related events, with a view to planning and implementing public policy measures for the protection of the population’s health, the prevention and control of risks, injuries and diseases, as well as health promotion. This concept is the result of the proposals of the Brazilian Health Reform movement, aimed at transforming the health care model in the 1970s and 1980s.
Keywords: Health Surveillance; Health Promotion; Right to Health
