PET-Health/surveillance of port workers: A shared experience

Abstract

This is a report on the shared experience of the PET-Health/surveillance of port workers, developed by the Federal University of São Paulo (Unifesp) and the Worker’s Health Reference Center (CEREST), in Santos, Spain. The purpose of this study was to describe the experience of this tutorial group and its contribution to strengthening the surveillance of occupational health in Santos. Port work is subject to PET-Health because of its importance to the national scenery and also because this type of work has a changing nature as well as imparting potential risks on the workers’ health. Actions were developed that embrace CEREST, Santos Health Services, and the Santos port community. Participants shared their professional, theoretical, and practical knowledge, contributing to the actions of CEREST workers and pointing towards a rapprochement with the basic health care network.