Construção da identidade dos atores da saúde coletiva no Brasil: Uma revisão da literatura

Abstract

The objective of this study was to analyze the scientific production on the identity of Public Health actors in Brazil between 1990 and 2011. A systematic review of the literature was conducted from abstracts, papers and academic studies, such as mastering thesis and doctoral dissertations, in the LILACS, SciELO and CAPES databases. Three categories emerged from the analysis on the published texts selected: construction of identity, professional development and identity, and labor market and identity. In almost all the studies, it can be noted that the discussions had little to do with a basic body that establishes identity within Public Health, but rather with a set of values in which convergences appear. It is necessary to reflect upon the complexity implied in this process, especially with the emergence of the public health professionals worker professional development from undergraduate courses, thus pointing towards a possible professionalization.