National School of Public Health of Brazil (ENSP), Rua Leopoldo Bulhões 1480, Manguinhos, 21041- 210 Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil.
Hum Resour Health. 2010 Mar 5;8:4. doi: 10.1186/1478-4491-8-4.
Public health, as a field of knowledge, depends on its professionals. Their education and training, therefore, is considered to be an important factor for the quality of health services. In Brazil, the Course of Specialization in Public Health of the National School of Public Health is one of the oldest in the country. The course has existed for over 80 years, during which it has had an eventful history, with modifications in its organization, interruptions in its delivery, threats to its survival and changes in the institutions hosting it, reflecting the wider transformation in Brazilian society and public life over that period.
In this article we analyse this course via its history, disciplines, organization and characteristics of the student body.
Insights were gained into the advancement of public health in Brazil and the progress of education for professionals in this field was highlighted. The course has formed nearly 2000 specialists in public health.
An analysis of the course's history provides valuable lessons for other schools of public health trying to train professionals in developing countries.
公共卫生作为一门知识学科，依赖于其专业人员。因此，他们的教育和培训被认为是提高卫生服务质量的重要因素。在巴西，国家公共卫生学院的公共卫生专业课程是该国历史最悠久的课程之一。该课程已经存在了 80 多年，期间经历了丰富的历史，其组织发生了变化，教学中断，生存受到威胁，以及主办机构发生了变化，反映了这一时期巴西社会和公共生活的更广泛变革。
本文通过其历史、学科、组织和学生群体的特点来分析这门课程。
深入了解了巴西公共卫生的发展以及该领域专业人员教育的进展情况。该课程已经培养了近 2000 名公共卫生专业人员。
对该课程历史的分析为其他发展中国家试图培训专业人员的公共卫生学校提供了宝贵的经验。
