This article aims to analyze the process of institutionalization of the Health Surveillance in Campinas (SP), taking into consideration the theoretical and methodological reference of Institutional Analysis in the socio-historical dimension. Interviews with subjects chosen by their relevance in relation to the theme were carried out and articulated to documents which rescued the context of politics and health models. It is concluded that, despite the significant importance of Health Surveillance in Campinas, little was known about its journey, and analyzing that theme through the perspective of the subjects, made it possible to rescue yet unknown processes about Health Surveillance in Campinas.
Public health; Public health surveillance; Health surveillance; Epidemiological surveillance