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Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

Posto sanitário

English translation:

health post

Added to glossary by Douglas Bissell
Aug 31, 2017 15:46
6 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

Posto sanitário

Portuguese to English Medical Medical: Health Care
Escola primária – 1ª à 4ª classe
Ciclo 5º e 6º ano
Liceu 7º ao 9º ano
Posto sanitário
Centro de saúde

I would normally just say a posto sanitário was a health centre, but here I cannot.

Health inspection office?
Clinic?
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 health post
4 School Health Surveillance
4 sanitation post
4 health clinic / center / facility
4 health center / health station
4 Health Surveillance Office / Sanitary Surveillance Office
3 Health outpost
References
Descriptions of "posto sanitário"

Discussion

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida Sep 1, 2017:
@Douglas More context could be useful... Is this some kind of educational institution? Where?
Mario Freitas Sep 1, 2017:
In Brazil, the Vigilância Sanitária is actually an inspection agency, so surveillance is correct. But, as I said, in Pt-Pt it seems the term "sanitário" is used for health services, which you'd never see in Brazil. That's why I made the confusion.
But I'm leaving my suggestion anyway, since a Bazilian person may search this term in the future, and there will be something applicable to Pt-Br then.
Lara Barnett Sep 1, 2017:
Equivalent So this is something like a "health watchdog" or a "health regulation authority". ? UK English does not use "surveillance" in this area. Surveillance is mainly used for criminal, police or traffic monitoring, or in a smaller context. It would be understood but risks sounding a bit odd to some.
Oliver Simões Sep 1, 2017:
Same meaning This article shows that "posto de saúde" and "posto sanitário" are the same thing, at least from a Cape Verdean perspective.
Mario Freitas Sep 1, 2017:
... however However, I realize I'm thinking of Brazil, and Douglas is translating to Pt-Pt. So whatever I said may be all incorrect for his purposes.
Mario Freitas Sep 1, 2017:
@ Lara, That's what I figured. The "Vigilância Sanitária" calls its remote units (in small towns) "posto sanitário".
Lara Barnett Aug 31, 2017:
@ Mario Is this an office that monitors the health services are running as they should.?
Mario Freitas Aug 31, 2017:
It's not a health center or clinic. It's an office of a health surveillance authority. There are no doctors, nurses or emergency rooms here. People are making confusion with "Posto de Saúde", which is a very different thing.
Lara Barnett Aug 31, 2017:
Is it walk in? "walk in" or "drop in" health center ?
Mario Freitas Aug 31, 2017:
Office This is an office or a remote unit of the federal/state sanitary surveillance authority.
Here's an example: http://www.angop.ao/angola/pt_pt/noticias/sociedade/2014/10/...
Katarina Peters Aug 31, 2017:
Lavatory? Washrooms? Supposedly, medical services are part of the health centre... so...
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida Aug 31, 2017:
Care centre? Health facility? ...
Jennifer Byers Aug 31, 2017:
@Clinic Not sure of the wider context but I'd go with clinic, or day clinic (depending on context, again).

Proposed translations

+3
4 hrs
Selected

health post

you´ll find plenty of references wheng oogling health Posts

Health posts: providers of basic health care and family planning in the ...



https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12313891 - Diese Seite übersetzen
Health posts: providers of basic health care and family planning in the rural areas ... thereby help enhance the health and living standard of community residents

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but not only in rural Areas, Health Posts exist also in small towns.

03.07.2008 - For each of the following broad categories, there are specific interventions to be provided at the health post, health centre and district hospital ...

https://healthpost.com/about
At HealthPost, our mission is to make health care more accessible and efficient by allowing anyone who needs an appointment to easily search, compare and

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Note added at 4 Stunden (2017-08-31 20:00:33 GMT)
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and as may be seen from the link 03.07.2008, health Posts and health centres is not one and the same Thing, they are two different medical Support providing institutions.
Peer comment(s):
agree Muriel Vasconcellos : That's the English translation used by the World Health Organization and the Pan American Health Organization--my alma maters.
2 hrs
Thank you, Muriel !
agree Gilmar Fernandes : I also think this is the Angolan or Mozambican version of a Brazilian "posto de saúde"
7 hrs
Thank you, Gilmar Fernandes !
agree Margarida Ataide
18 hrs
Thank you, itineuropa !
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29 mins

School Health Surveillance

Acredito que se for relacionado à escola, possa ser: SCHOOL HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER e, mais generalizado, como: PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER, conforme os links abaixo:

https://doh.dc.gov/service/school-health-surveillance-and-di...

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/003335491770954...
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31 mins

sanitation post

"Little BIG Africa: Water and Sanitation Post-2015"
Reference:

https://www.girlsglobe.org/2015/03/03/little-big-africa-water-and-sanitation-post-2015/

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39 mins

health clinic / center / facility

Another suggestion. This term is somewhat vague. It could translate as clinic, center or facility, depending on the context.



Reference:

http://www.damtarrafal.com/index.php/pt/medicina/o-posto-sanitario-da-1-classe

Peer comment(s):
neutral Muriel Vasconcellos : Not vague, really. The official WHO translation is 'health post'. Your suggestions refer to larger establishments.
5 hrs
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1 hr

health center / health station

A health center that is generally part of a network of clinics which provides healthcare services to people in a specific area / location.
Peer comment(s):
neutral Oliver Simões : A resposta "health center" já foi dada anteriormente!
1 hr
neutral Muriel Vasconcellos : A 'health center' is larger than a 'health post', according to WHO terminology.
5 hrs
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1 hr

Health Surveillance Office / Sanitary Surveillance Office

A "posto sanitário" is a unit (office) of the Sanitary Surveillance, a federal or state authority responsible for inspecting the sanitary conditions of public venues.
Peer comment(s):
neutral Muriel Vasconcellos : Sorry Mário, the sanctified WHO translation of "posto de saúde" and "posto sanitário" is 'health post'.
5 hrs
That' the same mistake everyone made, Muriel. It's NOT a "posto de saúde". It's a "posto sanitário". There are no doctors there; only sanitation inspectors.
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4 days

Health outpost

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Reference comments

10 hrs
Reference:

Descriptions of "posto sanitário"

Lots of references to "posto sanitário" online, mainly from outside Brazil. For WHO, "posto de saúde" and "posto sanitário" are interchangeable.

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Reference:

http://www.damtarrafal.com/index.php/pt/medicina/o-posto-sanitario-da-1-classe

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