The present research shows that the use of improved kitchens promotes the health and rural social progress of the residents of the Hermilio Valdizán district, in Huánuco - Peru, 2018. It was a quasi-experimental study with 50 cases and controls, who responded satisfactorily to the instruments, validated and reliable. The hypotheses were checked by the t-Student tests, and X2, for p <0.5. It was evidenced that the use of improved kitchens avoids certain health problems, also reduces the consumption of firewood, optimizes the time of use and social progress with respect to the use of traditional kitchens (0.60 and 0.49 respectively).