Global health and health promotion processes: an integrative literature review

Global Health is a polysemic expression, but strongly identified as response to relatively new problems and with accelerated growth in the number of cases, which affect population both rich poor countries, such emergence diseases that can be avoided by through exercise practices or physical sports activities. These be: Obesity, Diabetes, Cardiopathies, Kidney dysfunctions, Metabolic syndromes, among others. also food control, social programs Family Program, vaccination campaigns, control health humanitarian crises. Another factor has contributed imbalance unrestricted use natural resources, growing unrestrained exploitation deforestation Amazon rainforest, In this sense, article aims show current literature how field being configured, linked contemporary globalization processes. Methodologically, study took place an integrative view literature, emphasis on scientific productions published from 2000s onwards. The main results involves diplomatic relations between role remodeling agencies considered hegemonic 20th century, World Organization (WHO), horizontal proximity countries formulation policies, participation actors civil society second sector, recognition cultural, political diversity , need understand environmental determinants health. On other hand, it shows its limits practical action contexts marked neoliberal principles, minimal state intervention, since investments depend performance strong national systems.