The new worldwide standard of production and commerce has produced changes in the workplace with regard to sickness/health and in the organization of occupational safety and health practices. In Brazil, important transformations are occurring as a result of the decentralization of activity and health care services. The Unified Municipal Study, by the SEADE Foundation, revealed that in 1999, 26% of municipal governments in the State of São Paulo carried out health care-related activities aimed at workers, most frequently in larger cities and through large coordinated efforts.
employee health; decentralization; municipal information