El Centro de Atención Integral Ismael Valdés Valdés (1967 a 1973). Modelo de Atención Integral Materno Infantil en tiempos de cambio.

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Title:	El Centro de Atención Integral Ismael Valdés Valdés (1967 a 1973). Modelo de Atención Integral Materno Infantil en tiempos de cambio.
Alternate Title:	The Ismael Valdés Valdés Comprehensive Care Center (1967 to 1973). A model of comprehensive maternal and child care in times of change.
Authors:	Lastra Torres, Jorge¹ dr.lastra.unab@gmail.com, Iribarne-Wiff, Jossette²
Source:	Cuadernos Médico Sociales. 2025, Vol. 65 Issue 2, p33-42. 10p.
Subjects:	COMMUNITY health services, DAY care centers, HEALTH equity, COMMUNITY involvement, MALNUTRITION in children
Abstract (English):	The Ismael Valdés Valdés Comprehensive Maternal and Child Care Center operated between 1967 and 1973 and, like many other initiatives of the time, was forced to close due to direct repression or repression against its members during the dictatorship. This pioneering experience represented a model in social and community medicine, progressively built since the early years of the 20th century, and consolidated as a significant contribution to the country's public health, especially for the poorest population and for the training of professionals who practiced there. Revisiting history, through written records and testimonies from participants, allows us to reconnect with its origins, understand the tradition represented, and explore the relevance and lessons for the present. The article is organized into three parts. First, it analyzes the historical context of the second half of the last century and the development of Health Units, interpreting the Ismael Valdés Valdés Center as part of that evolution. It then describes the main characteristics and achievements, highlighting the comprehensive care model, community participation, teaching, research, multidisciplinary and intersectoral work, and, as a central achievement, the reduction of child malnutrition. Finally, the third part presents the conclusions, highlighting that the Center was the result of the convergence of the tradition of Health Units, the situation generated by the development of the National Health Service, and the drive of the team that carried out the experience of the Quinta Normal Comprehensive Medical Demonstration Center, from which it was spun off to respond to urgent maternal and child needs. Not only did it anticipate elements of the current comprehensive and community-based model, but it also validated it in practice, showing that it is possible to significantly improve health indicators and equity in innovative ways and in partnership with the community. This model remains a benchmark for addressing the current health challenges and needs of people and their communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Abstract (Spanish):	El Centro de Atención Materno Infantil Integral, Ismael Valdés Valdés, se puso en marcha el año 1967 y se mantuvo en operaciones hasta 1973 en que, como muchas otras iniciativas similares por la represión directa o de sus integrantes bajo la dictadura, debió cerrar sus puertas. Dejando atrás una experiencia modelo en medicina social y comunitaria, que fue forjándose en forma progresiva desde los primeros años el siglo veinte y que encontró en ella una de sus mejores expresiones. De esta forma, pasó a ser un aporte a la salud pública del país, como ejemplo del ejercicio de la medicina integral, en especial a la salud de la población más pobre que fue la que allí se atendió y, en la formación de quienes tuvieron la oportunidad de hacer su práctica en ese centro. Revisitar su historia en los registros escritos y el relato de algunos de sus participantes, permite el reencuentro con su formación, aproximarse a la tradición que representa e investigar sobre lo que puede aportar en los tiempos actuales. El artículo está dividido en tres partes. En primer lugar, se analiza el contexto en el que éste ocurre durante la segunda mitad del siglo pasado y el desarrollo de las unidades sanitarias, de las cuales se interpreta el Centro Ismael Valdés Valdés, como parte de su evolución. Posteriormente, se describen las características particulares del Centro y se destacan sus principales logros. Como conclusión, se sugiere que el Centro de Atención Integral Materno Infantil Ismael Valdés Valdés, es el resultado de la convergencia de la tradición de las Unidades Sanitarias con la coyuntura creada por el desarrollo del Servicio Nacional de Salud y el empuje particular alcanzado por el equipo que llevó a cabo la experiencia del Centro de Demostración Médico Integral de la Quinta normal, del cual se desprende para dar cobertura específica al área materno infantil a parte del mismo territorio, que de acuerdo con el diagnóstico llevado a cabo por uno de sus integrantes, revelaba necesidades sanitarias y de salubridad urgentes de abordar. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	The Ismael Valdés Valdés Comprehensive Maternal and Child Care Center operated between 1967 and 1973 and, like many other initiatives of the time, was forced to close due to direct repression or repression against its members during the dictatorship. This pioneering experience represented a model in social and community medicine, progressively built since the early years of the 20th century, and consolidated as a significant contribution to the country's public health, especially for the poorest population and for the training of professionals who practiced there. Revisiting history, through written records and testimonies from participants, allows us to reconnect with its origins, understand the tradition represented, and explore the relevance and lessons for the present. The article is organized into three parts. First, it analyzes the historical context of the second half of the last century and the development of Health Units, interpreting the Ismael Valdés Valdés Center as part of that evolution. It then describes the main characteristics and achievements, highlighting the comprehensive care model, community participation, teaching, research, multidisciplinary and intersectoral work, and, as a central achievement, the reduction of child malnutrition. Finally, the third part presents the conclusions, highlighting that the Center was the result of the convergence of the tradition of Health Units, the situation generated by the development of the National Health Service, and the drive of the team that carried out the experience of the Quinta Normal Comprehensive Medical Demonstration Center, from which it was spun off to respond to urgent maternal and child needs. Not only did it anticipate elements of the current comprehensive and community-based model, but it also validated it in practice, showing that it is possible to significantly improve health indicators and equity in innovative ways and in partnership with the community. This model remains a benchmark for addressing the current health challenges and needs of people and their communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	07161336
DOI:	10.56116/cms.v65.n2.2025.2315