The article describes a reflection about the implication of the theoretical and methodological bases of Health Promotion to the development of empowerment technologies. It also discusses the complexity of caring out researches to evaluate the actions in this field. We initiated with a description of a protocol on child development focused on the critical bias of Health Promotion principles. The protocol was implemented by family health teams in critical regions of São Paulo city. The researches linked to the protocol evaluated used technologies and the strategies for its implementation. The results pointed that frameworks of Health Promotion contributes to the comprehensive care and strengthening of children and families health. Researches for evaluating the actions in Health Promotion require a variety of approaches, to cover the complexity of the processes and outcomes.
Health promotion; Public health; Family health; Program evaluation
