This paper presents partial records of the first report on worker's health 2009 produced by the Workers' Health General Coordination (CGSAT) of the Ministry of Health. It identifies gaps and potentialities in implanting the Brazilian National Network for Worker's Health Integrated Care (Renast). It is focused on actions performed by the Worker's Health Surveillance (VISAT) and structural indexes of the Workers' Health Reference Centers (Cerest), such as its financial flow, its professional team and the workers' participation. It also presents the VISAT activities carried out and the inter and intra sector articulations of the Cerests, among then, universities as well as the regional spheres of the Brazilian Social Security Ministry. The results evidences that VISAT actions are taking place in most Cerests (58,4%), and show that the services physical structure and technical teams are appropriate and also that there is a reasonable participation of workers in the Workers' Heath Inter-sector Commissions (CIST) of the Regional Health Committees. The paper presents parameters viewing future research and recommendations aimed at empowering Renast. Finally it emphasizes the need to intensify the capacity to analyze information resulting from surveillance actions and case records.
worker's health surveillance; health assessment; health services network
