Abstract
Objective: to carry out an in - depth investigation through a systematic review of the literature of the nationally produced studies on the management, planning and financing of health actions in the Public Health field. Methods: a systematic review of the literature was carried out with articles produced between January 2012 and August 2016. Results: nine articles were included in the review due to the lack of articles on the subject, all produced within the national scenario. The data were exposed in a thematic category of Planning in Health Services, and later divided in subcategories for better understanding that were the advances and legislation of planning in Public health, Gaps and challenges in the process of planning and Methods and successful actions used in the planning In health. Conclusion: It is noticed that there are obstacles in the management and planning of actions in public health services, especially due to the lack of autonomy in decision making, poor distribution of resources and the low level of knowledge of professionals. It is evident the need to invest in professional training in public health and assertive planning.