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The article analyzes the introduction, in the late 1920s, and consolidation, in the 1930s, of a public health model in Rio Grande do Sul state based on the health center model conceived in the United States. The genesis of health centers in the United States is discussed, as are two health reforms in Brazil, in 1929 and 1938, proposed by Fernando de Freitas e Castro and José Bonifácio Paranhos da Costa. The investigation draws not only on the literature in the area, but also on primary sources such as legislation, state health reports, and documents produced by the Rockefeller Foundation.
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Serviços de Saúde , Saúde Pública , Brasil , HumanosRESUMO
The article analyzes the introduction, in the late 1920s, and consolidation, in the 1930s, of a public health model in Rio Grande do Sul state based on the health center model conceived in the United States. The genesis of health centers in the United States is discussed, as are two health reforms in Brazil, in 1929 and1938, proposed by Fernando de Freitas e Castro and José Bonifácio Paranhos da Costa. The investigation draws not only on the literature in the area, but also on primary sources such as legislation, state health reports, and documents producedby the Rockefeller Foundation
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Centros de Saúde , Reforma dos Serviços de Saúde , Saúde Pública , História do Século XX , BrasilRESUMO
It describes, through the recovery and organization of the collection of the Sociedade de Beneficência Portuguesa de Porto Alegre, its entire journey from the creation of Beneficência, to its daily service between the XIX and XX centuries. The retrieval of statistical data such as number of deaths, diseases treated, employees of the place can be found in reports, minutes, regulations, patient records, among others