Author:

• CARLOS AUGUSTO GRABOIS GADELHA - Gadelha, C.A.G. - RIO DE JANEIRO, RIO DE JANEIRO - FIOCRUZ - <carlosgadelha@fiocruz.br>

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TITLE:
HEALTH AND TERRITORIALIZATION IN DEVELOPMENT’S PERPECTIVE
ABSTRACT
The relationship between health and development is complex and refers to the field of political economy, given that it involves different social, political, and economic interests. In the Brazilian case, this association is particularly relevant in what it concerns its territorial dimension, in light of health services’ central role in the organization of the urban network and the demarcation of territorial scales and limits. In the theoretical-conceptual field, this study explores analytical areas that approach the relations between health and development, as well as between health and the territorial issue; and analyses the history of decentralization and regionalization policy in the Unified National Health System (SUS) and Federal investments that constitute the basis for its spatial evolution.
Based on this conceptual review and empirical data, the study attempts to establish theoretical and political-institutional connections between health and development. The aim is thus to support the discussion on challenges facing a new role for health in the Brazilian development model, historically marked by economic and social inequalities with a strong territorial expression.
Key Words: Health Systems, regional development, health investments, Unified Health System (SUS).

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