title: [Local health systems: a transition of the organized social response].
abstract: This paper discusses the transition of the organized social response in health with emphasis on local health systems. After reviewing a few basic definitions (health system, local health system, health care system, institutional system of health services), the author discusses the health transition (transition of the concept health-disease, technological transition, epidemiological transition, demographic transition, health care system transition) and the importance attributed to local health systems in Mexico.
authors.affiliation: Dirección General de Estadística y Proyectos Estratégicos, México, D.F.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008800:Mexico; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012040:Regional Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*
vernacular_title: Los sistemas locales de salud: una transición de la respuesta social organizada.