[Health Planning and Evaluation: antagonism versus collaboration]

Area of Science:

• Collective Health
• Health Policy and Management

Background:

• Collective Health encompasses distinct subareas like Planning and Evaluation.
• Understanding the relationship between these subareas is crucial for advancing health sector administration.
• Previous research has not fully elucidated the bibliometric relationship between Planning and Evaluation in Collective Health.

Purpose of the Study:

• To analyze the relationship between Planning and Evaluation within Collective Health.
• To conduct a bibliometric study of academic production in these subareas.
• To assess the influence of these subareas on health sector administration.

Main Methods:

• Bibliometric analysis of articles, theses, and dissertations.
• Data collection spanning from 1980 to 2016.
• Comparative analysis of publication trends and influence.

Main Results:

• Overall academic production in Evaluation exceeds that of Planning.
• The disparity in production has widened since the 2000s.
• The capacity to influence health sector administration appears to be a key factor in the dynamic between the two subareas.

Conclusions:

• Both Planning and Evaluation possess theoretical and methodological resources.
• These subareas can transcend instrumental managerialism.
• They can be consolidated as tools for critical reflection and transformative change in public health.