Health surveillance: proposal for a tool to evaluate technological arrangements in local health systems

In order to identify the various meanings ascribed to health surveillance, the authors conducted a systematic review of articles published from January 1990 to August 2005 in the following databases: LILACS, SciELO, CAPES, MEDLINE, and Web of Science. A total of 144 abstracts were read and 18 full t...

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Published in:Cadernos de saúde pública 2008-11, Vol.24 (11), p.2463-2475
Main Authors: Silva, Gerluce Alves Pontes da, Vieira-da-Silva, Ligia Maria
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brazil - epidemiology
Communicable Diseases - epidemiology
Community Health Planning - methods
Decision Making
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Local Government
Population Surveillance - methods
PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
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Summary:In order to identify the various meanings ascribed to health surveillance, the authors conducted a systematic review of articles published from January 1990 to August 2005 in the following databases: LILACS, SciELO, CAPES, MEDLINE, and Web of Science. A total of 144 abstracts were read and 18 full texts of Brazilian articles were selected for in-depth analysis, leading to the design of a typology for technological arrangements related to the various meanings: (i) traditional epidemiological surveillance, with communicable diseases as the main object; (ii) public health surveillance, as the municipal component of the national health surveillance system; and (iii) health surveillance, a technological mode of organizing health practices in a given territory. The proposed typology can contribute to research on surveillance practices in local health systems. It can also serve as a template for data collection and analysis. The meanings ascribed to the three types are discussed in light of public health's historical development as a field.
ISSN:0102-311X
1678-4464
1678-4464
0102-311X
DOI:10.1590/s0102-311x2008001100002