Health promotion and work: an analytic essay

Authors

  • Cleonice Andréa Alves Cavalcante Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Escola de Enfermagem
  • Jussara Azevedo Bezerra da Nóbrega Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
  • Bertha Cruz Enders Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Escola de Enfermagem
  • Soraya Maria de Medeiros Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Escola de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/ree.v10i1.8017

Keywords:

Health promotion, Health policy, Worker’s health.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the articulation of work with health promotion, with the perspective of closing the gap between the practices in worker’s health and the health promotion focus. We discuss the historical trajectory of health promotion and worker’s health policy in Brazil, delineating its difficulties, limitations, and perspectives. Next, we analyze the different views of various authors that propose new approaches and perspectives in the relation between worker’s health and work. We conclude that the articulation between Health promotion and health is not only possible but extremely important in the implementation of a health policy that considers the worker as an active subject, as well as to respond to questions related to current practices in worker’s health in Brazil.

Key words: Health promotion; Health policy; Worker’s health.

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Published

2009-11-01

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2008)

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