title: [From occupational medicine to workers' health].
abstract: The evolution of the concepts and practice of occupational medicine, occupational health and workers' health is tentatively reviewed. An attempt is made to answer the following questions: what were the major characteristics of occupational medicine throughout its evolution? How and why did occupational medicine evolve into occupational health? Why has the "occupational health model" become inadequate? Within what context did workers' health arise? What are the principal characteristics of workers' health?
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Preventiva e Social da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da UNICAMP, Campinas, SP.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mendes
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Dias
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D006801:Humans; D016272:Occupational Health; D009787:Occupational Medicine / Q000639:trends*
vernacular_title: Da medicina do trabalho à saúde do trabalhador.