Abstract:The year 2006 ends up with important achievements for Brazilian society as a whole and, in particular, for the field of public health. It was a year with democratic participation, with the elections for Brazilian president, governors, senators and congressmen, consolidating our democracy. We also hosted the Brazilian Congress of Collective Health and the World Congress of Public Health, mobilizing all those who work on this field, putting together different theories, policies and activities in the area of Coll… Show more
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