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[Action-oriented information systems: subsidies for activities by workers' health programs at the local level]
V Wünsch Filho1, M M Settimi, C S Ferreira
1Programa de Saúde dos Trabalhadores, São Paulo, Brasil.
Cadernos De Saude Publica
|June 1, 1993
Summary
Brazil
Area of Science:
- Epidemiology
- Public Health
- Occupational Health
Context:
- Brazil's transition to an industrialized society.
- Demographic and epidemiological shifts in Brazil.
- Need for updated public health surveillance systems.
Purpose:
- To discuss adapting Brazil's epidemiological surveillance system.
- To incorporate surveillance of non-transmissible diseases.
- To analyze work-related accident information systems.
Summary:
- Examines the information system for work-related accidents in São Paulo's Mandaqui Region.
- Focuses on a metalworking industry identified as high-risk.
- Highlights the importance of worker participation in accident prevention.
Impact:
- Recommends integrating non-transmissible disease surveillance.
- Emphasizes utilizing workers' experiences for effective accident prevention.
- Suggests improvements for occupational health and safety in Brazil.