Discussing Health Promotion in the context of the quality of life of individuals / community and in the academic environment is a political, theoretical and methodological articulation. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the scientific production on Health Promotion registered in Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES - Coordination of Higher Education Personnel Qualification). A systematic review into the/ CAPES thesis collection was performed and 678 works registered between 2000 and 2004 were analyzed. The following categories were identified: course, year, Brazilian region, area of knowledge and summary (type of study and data collection). The predominance of the master's academic program was verified, with 531 (78.2%) research studies; among the years in which research into Health Promotion was carried out, the year of 2003 prevailed, with 189 (27.8%) studies; and among the Brazilian regions, the Southeast region had an outstanding participation, with 411 (60.5%) works. In the category area of knowledge, Public Health predominated, with 138 (16%) studies. In the summary, from which the type of study was extracted, qualitative research prevailed, with 200 (29.4%) works. It is concluded that the scientific production in the theme of Health Promotion is progressing because, in Brazil, the National Policy for Health Promotion was regulated in 2004; therefore, it is an adequate area for interdisciplinary work and discovery of new health practices and actions.
Health Promotion; Systematic Review; Scientific Production
