Uma história da Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Niterói (1975-1991)

Abstract

To write this thesis, which describes the creation in 1975, of the Municipal Health Secretariat in Niterói city, and its development until 1991, we made use of research in primary sources over a period covering the last 60 years. We searched plans, programs and reports of secretaries of Health, Official Journals of the Union and State of Rio de Janeiro. These primary documents, which are our largest source of research and amount to more than 600 pages, are presented in the Annexes of the thesis. We also researched secondary sources, such as theses, dissertations, books and periodicals. We highlight in the Health area in Niteroi, in the beginning of this period, the implementation of the Niterói Project, which prioritized and integrated health units in Niterói, implemented the Integrated Health Actions and conducted in its end, in 1991, the first Municipal Health Conference of Niterói, the implementation of the Municipal Health Council and the Municipal Health Foundation, and the holding of the First Tender of the city of Niterói, designed for health care professionals. These actions constituted a regional and national integration of health services in the three spheres of government: municipal, state and federal. In the municipality of Niterói, they forged and sustained the public health politics, implementing the constitutional provisions of the Unified Health System