Saúde Coletiva e branquitude: uma revisão de literatura integrativa

Introduction: This article presents as a research question: “What has been discussed within the literature in the field of Collective Health about the social construction of Whiteness and its impacts from racism?”. Objective: To discuss, based on a literature review, the concept of Whiteness in Public Health studies. Methodology: This is an integrative literature review, focusing to the academic production of Collective Health linked to studies on Whiteness. For the research, the descriptors were chosen by consulting the Descriptors in Health Sciences - DeCS of the Virtual Health Library - VHL platform of BIREME. The search was conducted place in September 2022, through the Scientific Electronic Library Online - Scielo digital library. The analysis of the study was based on Content Analysis, which foresees the classification of the analyzed results in different or similar categories, through a set of techniques applied in the field of communications. Results: The search found 53 journals. Based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria, an analysis of the titles, abstracts and reading was carried out, where 08 articles were identified that discussing the pre-established themes. Discussion: The construction of a racial consciousness is crucial to recognize the structures of power and the social construction of our country, which is crossed by racism in its formation. Whiteness is perpetuated through institutions, cultural norms and social practices, it is not a static concept, but it highlights the privileges to which a segment of the population has access.