The role of territory in the actions of health surveillance

• Autor(a) principal: Cardoso, Aline Fernanda
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Costa , Valéria Aparecida Moreira, Silva, Cássio Alexandre da
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Cerrados (Montes Claros. Online)
• Texto Completo: https://www.periodicos.unimontes.br/index.php/cerrados/article/view/1037
• topic: Saúde; Território; Vigilância.; Health; Surveillance; Territory.; salud; Territorio; Vigilancia.

The living conditions of people and their interactions with economic, social and territorial environment are closely linked to the health-disease process and its risks. Knowledge of social dynamics, habits and customs in a given territory, is of fundamental relevance to determine health vulnerabilities. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the importance of territorial studies as a strategy to deal with health surveillance actions. The methodology consisted of a bibliographic review analyzing authors such as (RAFFESTIN, 1993), (HAESBAERT, 2004), (ALMEIDA, 2010), (SANTOS, 2003), and documentary research in public agencies such as the Ministry of Health - MH. We concluded that the territory is an essential management strategy for actions in surveillance, and the subsidy for health policies that must be based on the particularities of the territorial processes, considering that only the biological aspects are not enough for the organization of the health care system that effectively meets the specificities of the population.