Frontiers of knowledge and public health

Abstract

This essay briefly addresses a decidedly current theme, namely frontiers and boundaries and how these are featured in the field of public health. Based on nineteen abstracts, the essay highlights key words that exemplify the way the theme is addressed, as well as the question of “different cultures” that permeate the field of public health and the role that the fragmentation of knowledge plays today, especially in the area of the social sciences.