Health Surveillance (HS) framework is important to become a model best follow up health situation in a community. This reflective study aims to discuss the possibilities of contribution of this framework to tuberculosis control in Brazil. Previous studies in this theme allow confirming that HS is essential to identify heterogeneous area of risk to tuberculosis and also allow to do better interventions according to health needs of social vulnerable groups. Thus is possible to contribute to decrease social inequalities. If the Health Surveillance is used in the Strategy of Family Health, it becomes a useful means to transform the health work process, to provide a broadened understanding of the object of attention and stimulate action on the determinants of tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis; Epidemiology; Public Health; Endemic Diseases