Classical public health thinking in São Paulo during the era of health centers and health education

Authors

  • Guilherme Arantes Mello Universidade Federal de São Paulo; Escola Paulista de Medicina; Departamento de Medicina Preventiva

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102012005000049

Keywords:

Public Health, history, Health Care Reform, Social Medicine, Primary Health Care

Abstract

The article reviews the ideas and concepts of health service organization that followed the introduction of the Health Center model by the Health Service reform in 1925. It discusses the thinking of Geraldo de Paula Souza, Rodolfo Mascarenhas and Reinaldo Ramos, distinguished representatives of "classical thought" of public health in São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil.

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Published

2012-08-01

Issue

Vol. 46 No. 4 (2012)

Section

Artigo Histórico

How to Cite

Mello, G. A. (2012). Classical public health thinking in São Paulo during the era of health centers and health education. Revista De Saúde Pública, 46(4), 747-750. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102012005000049