Introduction:

This study traces the different forms of trans- and international interactions of the Uruguayan public health reformers in the first three decades of the 20th century (1905-1931) and proposes to analyze these interactions regarding the factors that facilitated them, the purposes they followed, and the meanings which the reformers attributed to their travels and missions.

Development:

The analysis of this study is divided into five sections. The first section provides a thorough literature review of the transnational perspectives on health, welfare, and labor policies in early twentieth century Uruguay, followed by a second section that introduces this study's main group of actors-Uruguayan health reformers attached to key state institutions-and identifies the different forms of their transnational interaction. Three analytical sections follow, which take a closer look in turn at the reformers' participation in international conferences, their individual study tours to specific institutions in Europe and the Americas, and individual participation in a collective study tour organized by the League of Nations Health Organization (LNHO).

Conclusion:

This study ends with a summary of the findings, examines their relation to the existing literature, and provides an outlook toward further questions to explore.

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