Epistemological shifts and repositionings of the Social and Human Sciences in the field of Public Health

Abstract

Based on the title of this article, which was proposed for presentation at the Health and Society 30+ Symposium in August 2025, this work takes the form of an essay and is organized into four sections: a brief introduction detailing the issues to be discussed considering the contemporary context; a summary of the scientific production published by Health and Society over the last 30 years, comparing it with the trajectory of the Social and Human Sciences in Health and Public/Collective Health; some questions about the Social and Human Sciences in Health in the context of the field of Public/Collective Health with an emphasis on the health object, specifically around the themes of interdisciplinarity, the Statesociety relationship, and the contemporary subject; and a very brief final considerations.