Faculdade de Saúde Pública da USP

What Faculdade de Saúde Pública da USP does

Faculdade de Saúde Pública da USP (FSP-USP) is a public academic unit within the University of São Paulo system, founded in 1918 as the 'Laboratório de Higiene' through a partnership between the São Paulo State Government and the Rockefeller Foundation. Operating from its São Paulo campus with 101–250 employees, FSP-USP delivers undergraduate, master's, doctoral, and specialization programs across five departments — Epidemiology, Nutrition, Policy, Management and Health, Environmental Health, and Health and Society — while maintaining the Centro de Saúde Escola Geraldo de Paula Souza, a pioneering South American health center integrating clinical care, teaching, and research since 1925. Its research and dissemination portfolio includes four peer-reviewed journals (Revista de Saúde Pública with Impact Factor 2.4, Saúde e Sociedade, Revista de Direito Sanitário, Revista Sustentarea), two podcasts, and research centers including NUPENS (PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center on Healthy Diets), INCT Combate à Fome, CEPEDISA, and LABDAPS (Big Data Predictive Health Analytics).

The institution is funded primarily through Brazilian public budget allocations to USP and competitive research grants from CNPq, FAPESP, and CAPES; education at all levels is tuition-free, with some specialization courses carrying nominal fees. Its go-to-market model is community-led, reaching prospective students through the vestibular admission process and engaging practitioners and the broader public through extension activities, scientific publications, podcasts, and webinar series (notably the Ciclo de Zoonoses). Customer segments include undergraduate students, graduate researchers, continuing-education health professionals, and government health agencies (Ministry of Health, SUS, municipal surveillance bodies) that rely on FSP-USP for policy-relevant research, disease surveillance, and workforce training. Technologically, the institution operates academic research infrastructure — laboratory facilities, an entomological reference collection with 85 years of specimens, and a dedicated big-data/ML lab — rather than commercial technology products, and has no external shareholders, private equity exposure, or commercialization-driven revenue model.

Geographically concentrated in São Paulo with international reach through SciELO-indexed journals and podcast distribution to 14+ countries, FSP-USP plays a national role in Brazilian public health capability building and policy evidence generation, with NUPENS-led studies such as NutriNet Brasil feeding into both academic output and PAHO/WHO technical cooperation.

Name

Faculdade de Saúde Pública da USP

Legal name

Faculdade de Saúde Pública - USP

Website

https://fsp.usp.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1918

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Faculdade de Saúde Pública da USP is a public academic unit of the University of São Paulo, founded in 1918, delivering tuition-free undergraduate, master's, doctoral, and specialization programs in public health, nutrition, epidemiology, and environmental health to students, government agencies, and the SUS (Brazil's public health system).

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Product category

Public Health Higher Education

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Global Health Research, Clinical Trials & Product Development Partnerships (PDPs) (HLAJAOAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public–Private Partnerships (PPPs) for Global Health (HLAJAOAD), Medical Affairs, Scientific Communications & HEOR FSP (HLAGAOAG)

Keywords

• Public health education
• Epidemiology research
• Nutritional sciences
• Environmental health studies
• Graduate academic training

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo, São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Government Funding: Government-funded public university receiving budget allocations from federal and state sources for teaching, research, and extension activities.
2. Research Grants: Funding from CNPq, FAPESP, CAPES, and other Brazilian research agencies to support graduate programs and research projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Faculdade de Saúde Pública da USP (FSP-USP) is a public academic institution of the University of São Paulo that delivers public health education (undergraduate, master's, doctoral, and specialization programs), conducts scientific research in epidemiology, nutrition, environmental health, and health policy, and provides community healthcare and extension services. Its offerings include scientific journals, podcasts, research centers, and teaching health centers, all aimed at training public health professionals and generating evidence for health policy.

Product overview

Faculdade de Saúde Pública da USP (FSP-USP) is an academic institution of the University of São Paulo, not a technology product company. Its offerings consist of academic educational programs (undergraduate and graduate degrees in public health, nutrition, epidemiology, and related fields), scientific journals (Revista de Saúde Pública, Saúde e Sociedade, Revista de Direito Sanitário, Revista Sustentarea), podcasts (Saúde É Pública, Comida que Sustenta), research institutes (INCT Combate à Fome), research centers (NUPENS, CEPEDISA, LABDAPS), healthcare services (Centro de Saúde Escola Geraldo de Paula Souza, SESA Araraquara), and entomological collections. The institution focuses on public health education, research, and community extension services rather than commercial technology products.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Graduação em Saúde Pública (Undergraduate Programs in Public Health) Tuition-free bachelor's-level academic programs in public health, nutrition, and related health sciences for prospective undergraduate students in Brazil.
• Pós-Graduação (Mestrado/Doutorado) - Master's and Doctoral Programs Graduate degree programs (Master's and Doctoral) in Public Health, Epidemiology, Nutrition, Environmental Health, Health Policy and Management, and related fields, with scholarships funded by CNPq, FAPESP, and CAPES.
• Especialização (Specialization/Continuing Education Programs) Continuing education and specialization programs for health professionals seeking credentials in public health sub-disciplines (some courses carry registration fees).
• Revista de Saúde Pública (RSP) Peer-reviewed scientific journal published since 1967 by the Faculty of Public Health with a current Impact Factor of 2.4, covering epidemiological and public health research for the global scientific community.
• Saúde e Sociedade (Journal) Peer-reviewed open-access academic journal focused on social dimensions of health, published through SciELO.
• Podcast Saúde é Pública Podcast series produced by FSP-USP covering public health, society, environment, food, and technology topics, available on Spotify, Anchor, and YouTube for general and academic audiences internationally.
• Podcast Comida que Sustenta Multi-season podcast produced by the Sustentarea research group covering sustainable food systems, food policies, and nutrition, available on Spotify and YouTube.
• Centro de Saúde Escola Geraldo de Paula Souza Pioneer community health center in South America (since 1925) that integrates healthcare services, teaching, and research as FSP-USP's practical training infrastructure, serving the surrounding São Paulo community.
• SESA - Serviço Especial de Saúde de Araraquara Special Health Service unit in Araraquara providing community health services and field research opportunities for FSP-USP students and faculty.
• NUPENS - Núcleo de Pesquisas Epidemiológicas em Nutrição e Saúde (Epidemiological Nutrition and Health Research Center) Epidemiological research center on nutrition and health, designated as a PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center on Healthy Diets, conducting population-based nutritional studies and providing technical cooperation for international agencies.
• INCT Combate à Fome (National Institute of Science and Technology on Hunger Combat) National Institute of Science and Technology headquartered at FSP-USP that conducts interdisciplinary research on food security and sustainable food systems, funded by CNPq.
• LABDAPS - Laboratório Big Data de Análise Preditiva em Saúde Big data laboratory offering predictive health analysis and machine learning research services for health decision-making, including AI-related courses and research projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Revista de Saúde Pública Impact Factor 2.4 - best performance outside pandemic period
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Fundação Rockefeller (historical founding partner)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHistorical founding partner from 1918 when the institution originated as 'Laboratório de Higiene' through a partnership between the São Paulo State Government and the Rockefeller Foundation.
• Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde / OMS (PAHO/WHO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNUPENS designated as PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center on Healthy Diets, recognizing trajectory in food and nutrition research production, training, and technical cooperation.
• Divisão de Vigilância de Zoonoses da PMSPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing partnership with São Paulo Municipal Health Department for zoonosis surveillance, organizing Ciclo de Zoonoses webinar series and collaborative research.
• Instituto Adolfo LutzmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration on food safety, epidemiological studies, and laboratory analysis including studies on contaminants in food products.
• Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia Combate à Fome (INCT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Institute of Science and Technology hosted at FSP-USP focusing on food security and hunger combat research, funded by CNPq.
• Universidade de São Paulo (USP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent institution providing administrative, financial, and academic support. FSP is one of over 40 units within USP system.
• Faculdade de Odontologia, Escola de Enfermagem, Instituto de Psicologia (USP)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterunit graduate programs integrating public health with dentistry, nursing, and psychology disciplines.
• Ministerio da Saúde / Ministry of HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on public health research, disease surveillance, and health policy development through various research projects and training programs.
• Instituto de Pesquisa do Hospital do Coração (HCOR)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerScientific collaboration including joint research meetings, methodological training on GRADE system, meta-analysis, and clinical research.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz): Brazil's leading public health research and education institution under the Ministry of Health. Directly comparable as a Brazilian public health research/education entity conducting epidemiology, nutrition, and infectious disease research with graduate programs.
• Faculdade de Saúde Pública da UNICAMP: Another leading Brazilian public health academic unit at UNICAMP with overlapping research areas in epidemiology, nutrition, and health policy. Comparable graduate programs and journal publications.
• Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública (ENSP/Fiocruz): Brazil's other flagship public health school, part of Fiocruz. Directly competes with FSP-USP for graduate students, research funding (CNPq/FAPESP), and Brazilian Ministry of Health policy influence.

Broad incumbents

• Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health: Elite global public health school offering graduate research degrees across epidemiology, nutrition, and environmental health with extensive journal publishing and WHO collaborations — directly comparable academic structure.
• London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine: Globally leading public health graduate school with research strengths in epidemiology, nutrition, and environmental health. Directly comparable in mission and academic structure as a specialized public health faculty offering graduate degrees and research output.
• UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health: Leading U.S. public health school offering MPH and doctoral programs across epidemiology, nutrition, and environmental health. Comparable academic structure and emphasis on applied public health research.
• Columbia Mailman School of Public Health: Top-tier U.S. public health school with departments covering epidemiology, environmental health, and health policy. Comparable structure as a research-intensive faculty with peer-reviewed journals and strong public health policy engagement.
• Emory Rollins School of Public Health: Major U.S. public health school with strengths in epidemiology, global health, and nutrition research. Comparable graduate research training model with WHO collaborating center affiliations.
• Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: Largest and oldest U.S. school of public health, comparable in academic structure (graduate research degrees, epidemiology/nutrition/environmental health departments, peer-reviewed journals, PAHO/WHO affiliations).

Regional players

• Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - Faculdade de Medicina (Public Health Programs): Major Brazilian federal university with public health graduate programs and research groups in epidemiology and nutrition. Comparable as a Brazilian public academic institution competing for the same student and grant pool.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@FaculdadedeSaudePublicadaUSP
• Facebookfacebook.com/Saude.Publica.USP
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/faculdade-saude-publica-usp
• Instagraminstagram.com/fsp.usp

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Subsidiaries11 records

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