Abstract

MACHADO, Jorge Mesquita Huet. Workers’ Health Surveillance . Ciênc. saúde coletiva [online]. 2005, vol.10, n.4, pp. 987-992. ISSN 1413-8123.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1413-81232005000400021.

This article presents a discussion about the context of the Surveillance in the area of Workers Health (SWH). It is assumed to be a transdisciplinary social praxis in which a variety of social actors are organized, making part of a heterodox and constructivist process. The last decade Brazilian institutional and historical evolution is focused. So as the constitution of SWH networks in a field marked by contradictions between social values such as the health as a principle and the production demands.

Keywords : Surveillance in Workers Health; Workers Health; Transdisciplinary actions.