Occupational health in Brazil.
The author presents a review of the history of occupational health in Brazil, concerning the last 3 centuries. This period was divided into (a) slave labour, (b) immigrant labour, and (c) industrial labour. The author shows the early occupational diseases, pioneering occupational physicians and Brazilian laws on the subject. The creation of Fundacentro (Brazilian Foundation of Occupational Health and Safety) and the foundation of the Brazilian Association on Occupational Medicine (ANAMT) are described as well as their activities. The author concludes the article by showing the importance of the actions of the Ministry of Labour, the Ministry of Health, and the Ministry of Social Security for the development of occupational health in Brazil.
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Health at Work International Institute, Curitiba, Brazil. ruddy@insatnet.com.br
D001938:Brazil; D003710:Demography; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000266:history; D009787:Occupational Medicine / Q000193:education / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors