title: [Processes in the construction of the Brazilian National Health Promotion Policy].
abstract: We investigated the processes involved in the construction of the Brazilian National Health Promotion Policy (PNPS) through the analysis of three documents produced by the Ministry of Health from 2002 to 2005 and the final text of the National Health Promotion Policy, approved in 2006. We interviewed five subjects who participated in drafting the PNPS, three of whom were Ministry of Health administrators, plus two researchers. The documents were explored with discourse analysis. The article contributes to the debate on the development of the PNPS. Health promotion showed various points of disagreement, which led to the delay in the document's final approval. International induction via funding proved to be a crucial element for defining the final wording of the PNPS, reestablishing the emphasis (subject to criticism) on lifestyle changes in its "Actions". The article highlights the negotiated consensus that led to the creation of the PNPS Management Committee, with participation by various sub-sectors, an innovative structure within the Ministry of Health.
authors.affiliation: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brasil.
authors.forename: João Leite
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ferreira Neto
authors.forename: Luciana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kind
authors.forename: Maria Carolina Costa
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Resende
authors.forename: Natália Silva
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Colen
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D004282:Documentation; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011050:Policy Making; D011057:Politics; D011640:Public Policy; D017150:Public Sector