HEALTH AS A RIGHT IN THE FOUNDING MISSION OF THE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF CHILE: A HISTORICAL ANALYSIS

The historical context in which the School of Public Health of the University of Chile was born is explored in this work. The period studied goes from the end of the 19th century to middle of the 20th Century. In the first place, the position of the four key actors - the elite, doctors and health pr...

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Autores principales: Vielmas, Sebastián, Jorquera, María José, Alvarado, Rubén
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Escuela de Salud Pública y Ambiente. Fac. Cs. Médicas UNC 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/RSD/article/view/13072
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Sumario:The historical context in which the School of Public Health of the University of Chile was born is explored in this work. The period studied goes from the end of the 19th century to middle of the 20th Century. In the first place, the position of the four key actors - the elite, doctors and health professionals, popular layers, and the State - and their conflicts are analyzed. In the second place, the change of paradigm in the role of the State regarding health problems, from a position of “Subsidiary Gendarme State” to a new position of “Welfare Committed State” is studied. The School of Public Health was born as a result of these historical processes, to cover the need to train specialists in the field of public health, getting external support from the Rockefeller Foundation which was essential in its beginnings. Since its origin it has been greatly involved in the country´s public life, understanding people´s health as a social right.